Glass Vessel Made by Core-forming Technique

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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Core-forming is one of the earliest glass-making techniques. The body of the vessel was shaped around a core. Colored trails of glass were wound around it, and the rim and handles added. the vessel was then cooled and the core removed. Mediterranean or Black sea, mid-6th century BCE. (National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK)

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2015, November 23). Glass Vessel Made by Core-forming Technique. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4218/glass-vessel-made-by-core-forming-technique/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Glass Vessel Made by Core-forming Technique." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 23, 2015. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4218/glass-vessel-made-by-core-forming-technique/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Glass Vessel Made by Core-forming Technique." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 23 Nov 2015. Web. 10 Mar 2025.

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