22 June 2016 Last updated at 12:19 BST
It was a craft introduced by the Phoenicians, who established city states on the Mediterranean coast - including the city of Carthage in Tunisia. But it later died out in the North African country.
BBC Africa's Rana Jawad met glassblower Sadika Keskes, who brought back the art form to Tunisia 30 years ago.
Glassblowing in Tunisia is thought to date back more than 2,000 years.