Rock Crystal Bowl, 3rd–5th century, Roman or Byzantine, Rock crystal, Overall: 1 3/8 x 3 3/16 x 2 11/16 in. (3.5 x 8.1 x 6.9 cm
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Penta Springs Limited / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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5760 x 3714 px | 48.8 x 31.4 cm | 19.2 x 12.4 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
27 April 2017Photographer:
ArtokoloroMore information:
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Rock Crystal Bowl, 3rd–5th century, Roman or Byzantine, Rock crystal, Overall: 1 3/8 x 3 3/16 x 2 11/16 in. (3.5 x 8.1 x 6.9 cm), Lapidary Work-Crystal, Five rock crystal works found in a cistern in Carthage (now in Tunisia, North Africa) demonstrate the quality of the arts of that great city as the Roman world became Byzantine. The Roman naturalist Pliny, describing its beauty, believed crystal to come from snow
