Roman Glass what colors did they have?

[texascavtrooper]

Hello All,
I have seen some pieces of Roman glass but it all seems to be blue. So my Question is: What colors did they have? As well as what would be the most common colors?
Bryan

[Peroni]

It would be easier to ask what colours didn't they use!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_glass#Colours

Have you seen some of the intricate millefiori pieces? Some look like they could have been made yesterday. http://www.phoenixancientart.com/millef ... fiori.html


Don't forget to search for beads as well as utilitarian pieces :wink:

[fasta]

http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/hi ... oman+glass

[Marcus Mummius]

A wide variety of colours, lot's of different techniques.

I haven't time to go into detail right now.

Some colours they had:
-clear
-white
-green
-Blue
-Brown
-Very dark purple or almost black
-red
-...

Pressed in moulds, blown in moulds, free-blown, mosaic glass,...

Vale,

[fwg]

A wide variety of colours, lot's of different techniques.

I haven't time to go into detail right now.

But others had the time: [url:27bbyxau]http://www.romanglassmakers.co.uk[/url] or for German speaking visitors [url:27bbyxau]http://www.glasrepliken.de[/url]

In fact, most of the Roman glass is close to colorless, with a blue-green or green-yellow tint. This refers to the 'natural' color of the glass which is caused by iron oxides in the sands used.

But the cobalt-blue glass ist so nice. That´s why it´s so highly collectable ... and seems to turn up everywhere ... 8)

Best wishes,
fwg.

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

I bought a couple of nice pieces at St Albans, or verulanum? museum, one was the blue colour the others greenish tinged, and extremely fine glass! Scary for a roughneck like myself... hock: hock: