These studies were undertaken to form a historical and technological
context for the large amount of vitreous material, most of which is now
in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, believed to come from the tomb of
three foreign wives of Tuthmosis III (ca. 1479–1425 B.C.). The tomb
yielded a glass vessel and a large number of beads and inlays, as well
as two more unusual vitreous vessels; and, as the reign of Tuthmosis III
is commonly understood as the beginning of intentional glassmaking in
Egypt, the study became an opportunity to consider the larger question
of its origin: did glassmaking grow out of experimentation in other
vitreous materials, or did it arrive with artisans or objects from
nearby Western Asia? This survey of the archaeological and analytical
literature, many compositional analyses of glass and additional vitreous
materials, and lead-isotope studies are offered here as an integrated
effort to move that discussion forward. Concluding statements at the end
of each study suggest interpretations and indicate limitations.
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