Ennion

Ennion was among one of the most prominent glassworkers of Ancient Rome. He is the first known maker (and/or workshop owner[1]) of decorated mold-blown glass, and probably lived and worked in the city of Sidon, Lebanon. He was renowned for producing the multi-paneled mold-blown glass vessels that were complex in their shapes, arrangement and decorative motifs.[2][3] The complexity of designs of these mold-blown glass vessels illustrated the sophistication of the glassworkers in the eastern regions of the Roman Empire. Mold-blown glass vessels manufactured by the workshops of Ennion and other contemporary glassworkers such as Jason, Nikon, Aristeas, and Meges, constitutes some of the earliest evidence of glassblowing found in the eastern territories.[3][4] He also branded his work by signing them.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Wall Street Journal, July 18-19, 2015, page C13, http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-wine-jug-thats-fit-for-a-roman-feast-or-a-brooklyn-banquet-1437162530
  2. ↑ Price, J. (1991). "Decorated Mould-Blown Glass Tablewares in the First century AD". In M. Newby & K. Painter (eds.) Roman Glass: Two Centuries of Art and Invention. pp. 56–75. The Society of Antiquaries of London: London ISBN 0-85431-255-2
  3. 1 2 Tatton-Brown, V. (1991). "The Roman Empire". In H. Tait (ed.) Five Thousand Years of Glass. pp. 62–97. British Museum Press: London ISBN 0-8122-1888-4
  4. ↑ Hőricht, L.A.S. (1991). "Syrian Elements among the Glass from Pompeii". In M. Newby & K. Painter (eds.) Roman Glass: two centuries of art and invention. pp. 76–85. The Society of Antiquaries of London: London ISBN 0-85431-255-2
  5. ↑ Johnson, Ken (5 March 2015). "Review: ‘Ennion,’ at the Met, Profiles an Ancient Glassmaker". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
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