3D Printed Glass Molds Brings New Techniques to Ancient Art

Date: 26 June 2015

As with all basic substances, it is impossible to know exactly how the invention of glass occurred. However, it is speculated that it developed as a result of sand blowing into the kilns used by the Ancient Egyptians to fire faience stoneware.

Small glass bottles, cobalt in color, were prized by Cleopatra and since then, the obsession with the transparent substance has followed humanity and driven art and technology to new heights.Read more below.As with all basic substances, it is impossible to know exactly how the invention of glass occurred. However, it is speculated that it developed as a result of sand blowing into the kilns used by the Ancient Egyptians to fire faience stoneware.      

Small glass bottles, cobalt in color, were prized by Cleopatra and since then, the obsession with the transparent substance has followed humanity and driven art and technology to new heights.



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