Bowl, Neolithic, ca. late 8th millennium , Syria, Calcite alabaster, in. ( cm), Stone-Vessels, Using only stone and

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Bowl, Neolithic, ca. late 8th millennium , Syria, Calcite alabaster, in. ( cm), Stone-Vessels, Using only stone and sand to shape and polish objects, Neolithic stoneworking reached extraordinary levels of sophistication. Artisans carved the stone so that natural veins in the rock followed the shape of the finished product

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