The glassmakers of Herat

Copyright notice: c1979 the Corning Museum of Glass.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CUY.; Director of photography, Elliott Erwitt.; Tells how, until recently, archaeologists could only speculate about how ancient glassware had been made and of the discovery of two glassmakers in Herat, Afghanistan, who make glass the same way described in seventh-century Assyrian cuneiform tablets. Shows the glassmaking process and the way of life of the craftsmen.; PFA 1612-01-12707. D0004; PFA 1612-01-12707. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2006/02 /01 Slightly faded color. Few, light scratches. Good to very good condition. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2007/02 /08 Same.