Made from a single piece of quartz crystal mionian bowl
The Quartz came from Egypt. At least 3600 years old. Found in a burial tomb now in the Athens museum.
Quartz on the mohs scale is 7
Copper 2½–3
Bronze 3...4
Iron - 4 - 5
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But after working with stone and fine finishing , having a brother in law that was a goldsmith trained in Denmark, I would have to say
in normal early twentieth century tech including diamond dremels ..... man .... these walls of that object are thin.
We have no clue how they made it.
The Oldest and most advanced examples of this technology and samples are from Pre Dynastic and First dynastic kingdoms of Egypt.The later Egyptians couldn't reproduce it on its scale and grander let alone the types of stones they used and their difficulty of working with it.
But these objects too could have been hand me downs and past on. from generation to generation.... or given to someone at their deaths.
Pre Dynastic example
Basalt rock ,so called schist bowl
Egypt pre dynastic.
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ALAS, they appear to be all fakes done in the late 19th Century by hucksters cashing in on the wave of interest in pre-Colombian artifacts.
"The results of these studies demonstrated that those examined were manufactured in the mid-19th century or later, almost certainly in Europe during a time when interest in ancient culture was abundant.[1][2] Despite some claims presented in an assortment of popularizing literature, legends of crystal skulls with mystical powers do not figure in genuine Mesoamerican or other Native American mythologies and spiritual accounts.[3]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_skull
A meal fit for a king.
I understand the Royal recipe was carved in hieroglyphics in the chamber, but was lost soon after interpreting.
