Artifacts

The inspiration of this range was from the chance visit to a Roman Coliseum while sailing around the Mediteranean Sea near Croatia. Underneath this amphitheatre there was a vault fill of ancient Glass; some of the first glass to have ever been blown. Little has changed in the way glass is made since Roman times. The invention of glass blowing revolutionised ancient glass production, putting it on a par with the other major industries, such as that of pottery and metalwares.

Glass was used for many purposes, and while it was probably always quite expensive, there is evidence throughout the empire for a massive increase in the use of glass vessels in everyday life after the invention of glass blowing. Glass was used at the table for serving vessels and for drinking cups. Bottles and flasks were used for transporting all sorts of liquids, - wine, oil and water and many different foods. Some of the finest glass vessels were made for burials, where they were placed intact, containing food, drink or perfumes for the deceased, with no intention of recovery. Glass was also used for windows; to make tesserae for the most elaborate floor and wall mosaics, for stirring rods, used with cosmetics and unguents, and for gaming counters.

Why not commission a complete set of Roman table ware for that unforgettable dinner party.

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