[wideawake]

"He most probably used a cup made from glass like everybody else," he said.

It seems Father Utro, who probably knows quite a bit about art, is not up to snuff on life in ancient Israel.

While glassware certainly existed, earthenware was far more common and stoneware wasn't any rarer than glassware.

[af_vet_rr]

It seems Father Utro, who probably knows quite a bit about art, is not up to snuff on life in ancient Israel.

While glassware certainly existed, earthenware was far more common and stoneware wasn't any rarer than glassware.

That's what I thought - while glass was available, it was not widespread until later on (I maybe wrong and would love to be corrected if I am, but I didn't think glass useage was widespread in the Roman Empire during that time).