Decorative Element, 9th–10th century, Attributed to Egypt, Rock crystal; carved, H. 3 in. (7.6 cm), Stone, This carved crystal element may have contained perfume. Rock crystal carving, an art requiring great skill and manual dexterity, reached its peak during the Fatimid period, when large quantities of the raw material were imported to Cairo from the East African coast
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Decorative Element, 9th–10th century, Attributed, Egypt, Rock crystal, carved, H, 3, 7.6 cm, Stone, crystal, element, contained perfume, carving, art requiring, great, skill, manual dexterity, reached, peak, Fatimid period, large quantities, raw material, imported, Cairo, East African, coast
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