Minoan Rock-Crystal Vase

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Mark Cartwright
by Bernard Gagnon
published on 18 August 2013
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A Minoan vase carved from rock-crystal, from Zakros on Crete, c. 1450 BCE. The collar includes gilded ivory discs and the handle is made from rock-crystal beads strung on bronze wire. The vessel was probably used to pour liquids in religious rituals. (Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete).

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