Glass vessels were invented around 50 BC from core forming, casting, and cutting.
In 63 BC the Romans conqueredSyro-Palestine area and bought glass making to Rome.
The sands used to manufacture ancient glass contained manganese and iron ore impurities which over centuries gives unique colours.
The sands also contained sulphurs and glass blowers added minerals to colour enhance these glass vessels.
They added red by mixing copper, and lead
Gandhara is an ancient province invaded by rome in 326 BC,today this area is know as the Kyber pass and has good selection of roman glass but most are broken and rare pieces intact sell for thousands of dollars.
