Hebron glass

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" (Haret Kezazin, Arabic: حارة القزازين) 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, glass production has suffered a decline.^[4]

^ Spaulding and Welch, 1994, pp. 200-201
^ ^a ^b "Vases". Holy Land Handicraft Cooperative Society. 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 IMEU was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Beard, 1862, p. 19

[Spaulding-1] Spaulding and Welch, 1994, pp. 200-201

[HolyLand-2] "Vases". Holy Land Handicraft Cooperative Society. Retrieved 2008-04-13.

[3] "Hebron Beads". Dphjewelry.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2012-08-18.

[IMEU-4] Cite error: The named reference IMEU was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Beard-5] Beard, 1862, p. 19

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