Ancient Egyptian Granite Vases. Crystal vases made of solid quartz carved over 2 000 years ago with ancient technology. Ancient egyptian pottery includes all objects of fired clay from ancient egypt. These tools could be rubbed by hand back and forth or in a circular motion in a set pattern across the surface of the stone object with or without abrasive.
Some delicate vases are made of very brittle stone such as schist like a flint and yet are finished turned and polished to a flawless paper thin edge an extraordinary feat of craftsmanship. Most 19th century archaeologists assumed the ancient egyptians only had crude hand tools.
In 1880 sir william flinders petrie realized that only lathe turning could have produced the symmetry and balance he found on thousands of bowls and vases at gizeh and saqqara.
First and foremost ceramics served as household wares for the storage preparation transport and consumption of food drink and raw materials. It appears that vase making was a considerable post in ancient egypt. The ancient egyptians made these tools out of a variety of rock types including granite basalt and sandstone clark engelbach 1930. Most 19th century archaeologists assumed the ancient egyptians only had crude hand tools.
