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# Porphyry vase and the porphyry deposit that belonged to Cleopatra
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/vaza-iz-porfira-vulkanicheskoi-porody-kotoraia-pri-shlifovke-priobretaet-krasnyi-tsvet/
- Published: 2017-01-03T16:32:32.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T19:08:26.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Geography, Art

A vase of porphyry, the volcanic rock that turns red when polished. The material came into fashion from the 1st century BC. The only deposit of porphyry known at the dawn of the Era belonged to Cleopatra