<p>Shortly after glassblowing was invented in the Eastern Mediterranean in the first century BCE, enterprising<br>glassmakers created a shaping technique known as moldblowing, in which they inflated a bubble of molten glass within a mold. This process enabled rapid production and promoted the development of new vessel shapes and sizes.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1
- Medium
- Glass, mold-blown
- Dimensions
- 7.8 × 5.6 × 2.9 cm (3 1/8 × 2 1/4 × 1 1/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
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- 1
- Medium
- Glass, mold-blown
- Dimensions
- 7.8 × 5.6 × 2.9 cm (3 1/8 × 2 1/4 × 1 1/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1-018074
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified