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Hebron glass (Arabic: زجاج الخليل, zajaj al-Khalili ) refers to glass produced in Hebron as part of a flourishing art industry established in the city during Roman rule in Palestine, but its origin goes back to the older Phoenician glass industry.[1][2] The Old City of Hebron still contains a quarter named the "Glass-Blower Quarter" (Arabic: حارة القزازين; Haret Kezazin) and Hebron glass continues to serve as a tourist attraction for the city.
Traditionally, the glass was melted using local raw materials, including sand from neighbouring villages, sodium carbonate (from the Dead Sea),[3] and coloring additives such as iron oxide and copper oxide. Nowadays, recycled glass is often used instead. Glass production in Hebron is a family trade, the secrets of which have been preserved and passed down by a few Palestinian families who operate the glass factories located just outside the city.[2][4] The products made include glass jewellery, such as beads, bracelets, and rings,[5] as well as stained glass windows, and glass lamps. However, due to the Palestinian–Israeli conflict and Israel's occupation of the West Bank, glass production has suffered a decline.[4]
- ^ Spaulding and Welch, 1994, pp. 200-201
- ^ a b "Vases". Holy Land Handicraft Cooperative Society. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
- ^ "Hebron Beads". Dphjewelry.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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