Bag-Shaped Vase
ca. 1844–1759 B.C.E.
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
Craftsmen began using rock crystal to make small objects, such as beads and cosmetic vessels, as early as the Predynastic Period. An extremely hard material, rock crystal resists scratches and abrasions.
Caption
Bag-Shaped Vase, ca. 1844–1759 B.C.E.. Rock crystal, 2 9/16 x Diam. 1 1/8 in. (6.5 x 2.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.108E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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