Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Washington Day Two (D)




These are Roman. Look how thin and delicate they are. These are in the Western Cultures exhibit in the Museum of Natural History. A plaque said the glass blowing was invented in Syria around 50 BC, so it's no wonder that glass from Iran, Egypt and Rome was just gorgeous!

2 comments:

  1. The top picture looks like some of my bowls that have been in the fridge for a couple of months when I decided I was going to eat leftovers of I forget what.

    And now they scare me.

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  2. ...I won't pretend I don't know what you're talking about!

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