Asfour Crystal

Glass as a natural material was found since time was begun as a result of volcanic eruptions in the form of melted rocks. These rocks were used by Stone Age's man as cutting tools. However, it is believed that the first man-made glass objects around the 3500 BC were found in Egypt and Eastern Mesopotamia in the form of pots and vases and from there it might be transported by Phoenician merchants along the coasts of the Mediterranean. Hollow glass production was also evolving around the 16th century BC in Egypt besides some activities in Greece, China and North Tyrol. After 1500 BC, Egyptian craftsmen are known to have begun developing a method of producing glass pots and the earliest examples of Egyptian glassware are three vases bearing the name of the pharaoh Thoutmosis 3 who brought glassmakers to Egypt as war prisoners from Asia. Over the following years glass production thought to be spread from Alexandria to Italy.

Normal full lead crystal has a 24 % lead oxide content, but ASFOUR CRYSTAL has developed a material of more than 30 % lead crystal which after cutting and polishing processes provides exceptional clarity and high refraction prismatic colors.