The invention has for its object to provide a method in which a transparent object can be manufactured, in which transparent object an inclusion (5) is arranged. A spherical object can for instance be envisaged in which a substantially two-dimensional or three-dimensional object is accommodated. The stated objective is generally realized according to the invention by a method for manufacturing a transparent object, for instance a sphere, with a substantially two-dimensional or three-dimensional inclusion, which method comprises the following steps, to be performed in suitable sequence, of: a) providing two complementary halves (1, 2) of the object such that at least one of the two contact surfaces of the respective halves to be directed toward each other has a central recess (3) which also forms the boundary of a cavity for accommodating at least a part of the inclusion; b) arranging at least said part of the inclusion in said recess; and c) mutually adhering the two halves, for instance by means of the parts of the two contact surfaces extending round the central recess, in order to form the object.