Industrial glass History of glassmaking Britannica
Industrial glass Industrial glass History of glassmaking Glass as an independent object mostly as beads dates back to about 2500 bc It originated perhaps in Mesopotamia and was brought later to Egypt Vessels of glass appeared about 1450 bc during the reign of Thutmose III a pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt A glass bottle bearing Thutmose s hieroglyph is in the British Museum