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Glass: blown glass
The technology of blowing glass was developed at the end of the first century BC in Syria.
Molted glass is placed at the end of a hollow pipe
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the craftsman blows air into the pipe and into the
glass
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the object could be shaped with a tool
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the glass could be blown into a mould
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see blown glass:
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