Karol B. Wight is the President and Executive Director of the Corning Museum of Glass

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Round bowl, mid 1st century AD, Ennion, Roman, eastern Mediterranean, possibly Syrian, Yale University Art Gallery

The enduring appeal of ancient glass

Many of the methods invented by Roman glassmakers are still in use today

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