1. Roman Glass Sarah BlenkolEcomuseum Cap de CavallerialSession 2

2. Glass discovered 2200 B.C. in northwestern Iran Glassblowing discovered in Syro-Palestine Region 1stc. 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

3. 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

4. Cast Glass http://www.antiquitiesexperts.com/late_roman.html http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/81.10.243 http://www.romanglass.net/pages/2/index.htm

5. Glass Blowing 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/ http://rpmeurope.wordpress.com/

6. 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

7. Used to hold perfumes, lotions etc. Also used as common household ware Cultural Context http://altoonsultan.blogspot.com/2009/12/at-met-greek-and-roman-study-collection.html http://www.romanglass.net/pages/3/index.htm http://www.romanglass.net/pages/3/index.htm

8. Used in funerals to either hold ashes or as grave goods Cultural Context II http://elogedelart.canalblog.com/archives/2009/04/29/13559931.html http://www.romanglass.net/pages/4/index.htm http://www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk/sebc/visit/410ad-865ad.cfm

9. 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