Materials from the tomb of Tuthmosis III's three foreign wives are the starting point for studies exploring glassmaking in Egypt about 1800-1400 B.C.

Neutron activation analysis and emission spectroscopy were used to analyze ancient Egyptian glass. The emission spectroscopic method for determining Li, Na, K, Rb, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, B, Al, P, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zr, Ag, Sn, Sb, Pb, and Bi is described in the appendix. Neutron activation was used to determine Na, K, Rb, Ba, Sc, La, Ce, Eu, Lu, Hf, Th, Ta, Cr, Fe, Co, and Sb by a method described by Tobia and Sayre at the conference. (DHM).

The book describes current research into all aspects of craftwork in ancient Egypt.