Decorative Element 9th-10th century 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. Fatimid rulers valued objects made of rock crystal and included them in their treasuries. Many fine examples also entered European courts and were used as reliquaries in churches.. Decorative Element. 9th-10th century. Rock crystal; carved. Attributed to Egypt. Stone

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Decorative Element 9th-10th century 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. Fatimid rulers valued objects made of rock crystal and included them in their treasuries. Many fine examples also entered European courts and were used as reliquaries in churches.. Decorative Element. 9th-10th century. Rock crystal; carved. Attributed to Egypt. Stone

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