Another Roman Bottle

I was a lot younger, a teenager actually, and my dad took the family to a glass blowing facility. It was interesting watching them blow the glass into something, anything. The way they blow and turn the tube to get different shapes was amazing.

 

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This article (http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/62449) about an ancient tomb discovered on the Greek island of Euboea is interesting, but for this thread on ancient glass bottles I thought it was specifically interesting to see some from about 2500 BC. I took the picture from the article.

 

If you check your largest local city, my guess is that you will find a glass studio that offers classes where you can do this. The studio we have locally will run specials on Groupon. I think a one-hour session is $125, and that includes instruction and the blowing of one piece.

My wife has purchased for me two sessions over the years. It’s great fun.

 

I think this one looks like the one in your picture on the far right. It’s another one of mine.