Core Forming
Definition and Related Terms
- Core Forming - The technique of forming a vessel by winding or gathering molten glass around a core supported by a rod. After forming, the object is removed from the rod and annealed. After annealing, the core is removed by scraping.
- Krateriskos - (from Greek, “small mixing bowl”) A small vessel with a wide mouth and body, and a foot. The term is often used to describe certain core-formed Egyptian vessels of the second millennium B.C.
- Palm Column Flask - A tall, narrow cylindrical vessel decorated at the top with stylized palm fronds. Flasks of this type were made by core forming in Egypt in the 18th and 19th Dynasties (about 1400-1250 B.C.). They were used as kohl tubes.
Examples from the Corning Museum of Glass Collection
Core-formed glass from dated contexts: a dissertation in classical archeology
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