Abstract
Glass in ancient Egypt appears to have been used as a substitute for precious stones that were not available in the country. Here the process of glass manufacture is traced through the examination of the fragmentary remains of ceramic reaction vessels and crucibles used in the production of small glass ingots.
Highlights
Taining the pharaoh's chariotry including stables for hundreds of horses, and the only known production site for glass in Bronze Age Egypt and Mesopotamia
I n archaeological terms, glass is a relatively young material that was invented much later than pottery or metals; only from the beginning of the Late Bronze Age onwards do we these precious materials, and ancient Egypt is no exception to this rule
Glassmaking seems to fore forgo their enjoyment of these other dence is surprisingly unspectacular and have emerged in Mesopotamia at about materials? There are several ways to deal quite different from the large-scale glass
Summary
Taining the pharaoh's chariotry including stables for hundreds of horses, and the only known production site for glass in Bronze Age Egypt and Mesopotamia. Metal oxides were added to give the glass the desired colour; in the case of Piramesses, a few per cent by weight of copper oxide made it a bright red.
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