Session 2, 2011: Roman Glass, by Sarah Blenko
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Roman Glass
Sarah BlenkolEcomuseum Cap de CavallerialSession 2
Glass discovered 2200 B.C. in northwestern
Iran Glassblowing discovered in Syro-Palestine
Region 1st c. B.C. Late 1st c. BC Emperor Augustus encourages
crafts to move to Italian mainland 4th c. A.D. Emperor Constantine moves court to
Constantinople (aka Byzantium or Istanbul)
Timeline
Distinction between glassmakers and
glassblowers; glassmakers could produce several tons of glass in one operation
Mostly for middle or lower classes, but very fancy stuff for the rich
More than 13 billion items of glassware made during Roman empire
Romans had no word for glass before 60 B.C.
Fun Facts
Cast Glass
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/81.10.243
http://www.romanglass.net/pages/2/index.htm http://www.antiquitiesexperts.com/late_roman.html
Glass Blowing
http://rpmeurope.wordpress.com/http://www.dhub.org/search_show_all.php?d_search=photographic+prints&submit_type=Search+DHUB&all_popular=&all=1
http://www.exponent.com/industrial_structures/
Blown Glass
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/17.194.251_17.194 http://bloggernickart-nick.blogspot.com/2010/04/glass-blowing.html
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/81.10.245
Used to hold perfumes, lotions etc. Also used as common household ware
Cultural Context
http://www.romanglass.net/pages/3/index.htm
http://altoonsultan.blogspot.com/2009/12/at-met-greek-and-roman-study-collection.html
http://www.romanglass.net/pages/3/index.htm
Used in funerals to either hold ashes or as
grave goods
Cultural Context II
http://www.romanglass.net/pages/4/index.htm http://elogedelart.canalblog.com/archives/2009/04/29/13559931.html
http://www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk/sebc/visit/410ad-865ad.cfm
References
Fleming, Stuart . "Roman Glass: A Window on an Ancient World." Home page. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 May 2011. http://www.romanglass.net/pages/1/index.htm Fleming, Stuart. "Reflections on the Roman World." The Pennsylvania Gazette [Philadelphia] 14 Apr. 1998: n. pag. University of Pensylvania. Web. 27 May 2011. Pollock, Julian . "The History of Murano Glass - The World's Foremost Glass Blowing Centre for Centuries. | TheHistoryOf.net." TheHistoryOf.net. N.p., 15 June 2009. Web. 27 May 2011. http://www.thehistoryof.net/history-of-glass-blowing-in-Murano.html Trentinella, Rosemarie. "Roman Glass | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art." The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: metmuseum.org. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, n.d. Web. 27 May 2011. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/rgls/hd_rgls.htm Whitehouse, David. "Looking Through Roman Glass." Archaeology Magazine. Archaeological Institute of America, n.d. Web. 27 May 2011. http://www.archaeology.org/online/reviews/roman/index.html