The History Of Perfume Bottles(1)

Perfume has been around since the 5th millennium BC. Its tangy aroma is so refreshing, people have written countless articles and said many praises about it.

In ancient times, perfume was regarded as a luxury and had to be contained in expensive containers, so a variety of containers came into being. Terracotta jars from the 2nd millennium BC excavated from Egyptian tombs are ornately decorated. Elaborate perfume containers have also been found in Cyprus and Greece. The Chinese use jade or agate to create priceless perfume bottles.

Although glass vessels containing perfumes have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs, and Beni Hassan frescoes depicting the method of blowing glass bottles in various periods have been found near Thebes, only the ancient Romans were the most skilled in making glassware at the time people. In addition to using moulds to make glass bottles, they also developed the use of blowpipes to blow glassware, a method used throughout the Roman Empire. During the dark period of the Middle Ages in Europe after the collapse of the Roman Empire in the fifth century, many unique skills, including layer carving, were lost.

Although some glass products could be made during this period, the modern era of glass products did not really begin until the Venetians arrived in Constantinople (now Istanbul) in 1204. At that time, people built several houses on Mrano Island. glass factory. The Venetian rulers kept the craft of making glass secret, and to prevent leaks, they even executed the death penalty for craftsmen who fled the country.

The Venetians discovered that manganese dioxide could be used as a decolorizing agent, and then they also invented the inlay of filigree and colored glaze on glassware. By the sixteenth century, the craft had reached a level of perfection. In the second half of the fifteenth century, a crystal-like crystal, that is, transparent and white glass, was invented, and then opaque white glass was invented. A wide variety of beautifully decorated perfume bottles were produced during this period, reflecting the splendor of Renaissance Italian art.