kallistoi: worldhistoryfacts: Vase in the shape of a duck, Egypt, 3rd century BCE. The vase is made

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worldhistoryfacts:

Vase in the shape of a duck, Egypt, 3rd century BCE. The vase is made of faience, a mixture made with powdered quartz, making it closer to glass than pottery. Multicolored faience objects like this one are rare because they were difficult to produce.

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[image description: a photo of the faience vessel described in the caption. it’s in the shape of a small blue and white duck with intricate spots all over its body. its throat and tail are also striped with brown, green, and yellow.]