billaur (Rock Crystal)

Egypt
11th Century
Recipe Details

Evidence

"(1) Transparent Height: 65 mm, 77 g. (Inventory No. K 3.08a) (2) cloudy, xenomorphic. Height: 150 mm, 0.7 kg. (Inventory No. K 3.08b)"

Remarks

In pseudo-Aristotelian texts, it is described as a stone resembling glass. Mention of seals made from Rock Crystal (p. 172).

Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
weighing
height measurement
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
Colortransparent, cloudy
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year1050
Source Information
AuthorAnonymous
CollectionUpper Egypt, Indian Ocean, Armenia, Sri Lanka
Language
N/A
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