Glassware

Glassware

Glass articles like bowls, tumblers and bottles for precious things, like Indian scents, were made. Other items like phials, bottles, jars and lamp chimneys are attractively made in a wide range of shapes.

Engraving on glass is more common producing delicate foliated designs. Glass bangles, with innumerable colors and patterns are common. Ferozabad, in Uttar Pradesh, has an entire community devoted to producing glassware and tableware

Glass beads are a speciality of Varanasi.

The tukli technique in Patna involves decorative items on glass, with gold or silver additions.