Gerritsen, who held the original vase, said the printed version made from a plastic called Nylon 12, is almost identical. "Blindfolded, you'd be tough to tell which one you held," he said.

The ancient Egyptian vase depicting the dwarf god Bes, next to its 3D model on a laptop, once held a hallucinogenic drink, a residue analysis finds. (Image credit: Cassidy Delamarter) ...

An ancient Egyptian vase in the shape of the deity Bes showed traces of chemical plant compounds known to produce hallucinations, according to a recent preprint posted to Research Square.

Close-up image of a 3-D replica of the Egyptian Bes mug used in the study. Credit: Cassidy Delamarter. Download Article Listen with Speechify 0:00 ... Florian F, et al. Multianalytical investigation ...

Artist's rendering of the future National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. NMEC In the chaos following the 2011 Arab Spring revolution, some of Egypt’s remote storerooms and museums were plundered.

An Egyptian vase that for 30 years was dismissed as fake by experts, was yesterday revealed to be genuine - and older than the Pyramids. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.

More information: Davide Tanasi et al, Multianalytical investigation reveals psychotropic substances in a ptolemaic Egyptian vase, Scientific Reports (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-78721-8.

A terracotta vase which stood on a garden patio for 20 years is actually an ancient Egyptian relic dating back 3,000 years. UK News Website of the Year 2024 Search Icon ...

The team conducted chemical analyses of organic residues inside the vase, revealing traces of wild rue (Peganum harmala), Egyptian lotus (Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea), and a plant of the ...