Roman Glass Jewelry-Then and Today

One of the growing popular lines of jewelry in today’s market is the Roman Glass jewelry. The combination of this extraordinary glass with gold and silver pieces adds colorfulness and authenticity to the jewel.

Although Roman glass is found throughout the entire land of the ancient large and ruling Roman Empire, it can be mostly be found in large quantities across in the Judean desert in Israel. The rare aqua color of the glass is the outcome of the marvelous elements of nature which has created these spectacular color patterns and shapes after many centuries of delicate chemical processes.

In the modern jewelry market, Roman Glass is being used to decorate all sorts of jewelry pieces creating a large variety of Roman Glass jewelry, from Roman Glass necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings to beautiful Jewish pendants, Jewish jewelry and Judaica gifts. To assure customers that the glass is real, most manufacturers and jewelers supply a certificate of authenticity with each Roman Glass piece.

During the ancient times of the Roman Empire, glass was primarily used for the production of many vessels, although it could also have been found as decorative mosaic tiles and window decorations. The production of Roman glass developed from Hellenistic technical traditions, where the focus was on the production of a wide range of powerfully colored cast glass vessels for either domestic, industrial or even funerary uses. Throughout the first century AD, the glass industry underwent rapid technical growth.

This included the introduction of the glass blowing technique and was influenced by the growing demand for colorless or aqua colored glass. Nearing the end of the first century AD, due to the fact that the production of raw glass was being done on a large scale, it became a highly accessible material across the Roman Empire. By the start of the second century AD, the glass industry has reached its peak, mass-producing glass objects of every sort for domestic use. Furthermore, there was a substantial increase in the need for colored glass as an adornment to either pale or colorless glass.

Today Roman Glass is found on many jewelry pieces, yet perhaps the most meaningful form of Roman Glass jewelry is the Roman Glass Jewish pendants. The wonderful combination of the ancient Roman Glass with different Jewish symbols is absolutely breathtaking.

Because most of the Roman Glass pieces are recovered in the land of Israel, it is a perfect adornment to pendants shaped like ancient Jewish symbols.

One of the wonderful characteristics of this amazing glass is the fact that every piece is unique. When discussing Roman Glass jewelry, no two pieces are exactly similar. What caused this fantastic phenomenon is nature itself, making sure the exact color and pattern of the glass is never the same. So, when purchasing a Roman Glass piece, one can rest assured that it is truly a one of a kind jewel.

Furthermore, this unique glass enjoys multiple facets, each one having a somewhat different shade of mostly aqua blue or green, causing the jewel to appear different from each angle. It is highly unlikely for an individual to tire of such a magnificent jewel, as it seems to be renewed with every glance.