Researchers estimate ancient Egyptian hardstone vases range from pre-dynastic times to the Old Kingdom. Made from granite, diorite & porphyry, they show incredible symmetry and precision. Jean Philippe Lauer excavated beneath Saqqara's Step Pyramid 🏺
Vase Scan Project Overview: 100,000+ Precise Hardstone Vases
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- Ancient Egyptian hard stone vases range from pre-dynastic times to the Old Kingdom
- Made from granite, diorite, porphyry, and other extremely hard igneous rocks
- Estimated 100,000+ vases exist in collections worldwide
- Jean Philippe Lauer excavated 40,000-50,000 vases beneath the Step Pyramid at Saqqara in the mid-1900s
- Flinders Petrie collected several thousand vases in the late 1800s
- Vases exhibit incredible symmetry, delicate wall thickness, and high manufacturing precision
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