3.] They generally stained their glass with, some coloring matter, and occasionally ornamented it with a ribbing.

Whether they were able to form masses of glass of any considerable size, whether they used it, like the Egyptians, for beads and bugles, or for mosaics, is uncertain.

If we suppose a foundation in fact for Pliny's story of the great emerald ( ?) presented by a king of Babylon to an Egyptian Pharaoh, we must conclude that very considerable masses of glass were produced by the Babylonians, at least occasionally; for the said emerald, which can scarcely have been of any other material, was four cubits (or six feet) long and three cubits (or four and a half feet) broad.
Of all the productions of the Babylonians none obtained such, high repute in ancient times as their textile fabrics.

Their carpets especially were of great celebrity, and were largely exported to foreign countries.

They were dyed of various colors, and represented objects similar to those found on the gems, as griffins and such like monsters.
Their position in the ancient world may be compared to that which is now borne by the fabrics of Turkey and Persia, which are deservedly preferred to those of all other countries.
Next to their carpets, the highest, character was borne by their muslins.