In the 4th century BC glass beads were already made in Egypt. But it was only in the course of the 18th dynasty that Pharaoh Thutmosis III (1479-1424 BC) founded a glass factory which developed motifs and tints specific to Egypt. The very first glass beads were rude and deformed, it was only about 1500 BC that we can attest to the presence of perfectly round pearls. But in the first century BC, the Romans developed glass blowing techniques, which brought new creative perspectives.
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