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Crystal prism
Rock crystal 4 x 2,3 cm Pompeii, House 78, Via Stabiana SANC, inv. 115452 I century A.D.
The deformed images reflected by glass and mirrors or light, broken down into the colours of the rainbow they pass through a prism, caused wonder. For this reason, glass or crystal polyhedrons are often found in the graves of children, along with other toys.
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