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The Islamic art reached an extreme opulence before that irreparable cultural disaster that we called the Crusades. Thousand years ago, we were at less than 400 years after the Hegira, and the Fatimid dynasty, having come from North Africa, reigned until Egypt where it founded its capital, Cairo. The rock crystal ewer found by Christie's comes from that time. Associated Press tells the story of t…