Photo: incredibly beautiful carved rock crystal ewer, from the late 10th or early 11th century. The 1,000-year-old ewer, one of only seven known surviving examples, will be offered for auction next month at Christie's Islamic art sale



                           A carved rock crystal ewer, from the late 10th or early 11th ...

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Wed Sep 10, 3:51 AM ET

A carved rock crystal ewer, from the late 10th or early 11th century, is seen in this undated handout photo made available by Christie's in London September 10, 2008. The 1,000-year-old ewer, one of only seven known surviving examples, will be offered for auction next month at Christie's Islamic art sale and is expected to fetch over 3 million pounds ($5.3 million). REUTERS/Christie's/Handout (BRITAIN).



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