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Two-Handled Vase
CG 18009 Cairo Antiquity Museum
Material: Blue Faience
Size: Height: 22 cm
Period: Roman Period (Early 1st or 2nd Century AD)
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In Egypt, faience
production was a major craft industry, and there a
multitude of different objects made from this glass-like
material throughout Egyptian history. However, the style
of this specific piece makes dating it all but
impossible, though it can be placed within the early
common era.
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