Rock crystal vase Rock crystal vase A rock crystal vase is a vase made of rock crystal, a type of hardstone carving. Such vases were rare, expensive, and decorated with gold and jewels, used by royalty in Europe. A rock crystal vase that probably originated in the seventh century was given to William IX of Aquitaine (the Troubadour) by a Muslim ally (probably 'Abd al-Malik Imad ad-Dawla). When Eleanor of Aquitaine, William IX's granddaughter, married King Louis VII of France in 1137, she gave him the rock crystal vase as a wedding present. The inscription on it says he, in turn, gave it
Lead 15th Anniversary Live Box Lead 15th Anniversary Live Box Lead 15th Anniversary Live Box: Special Box Shiyou (スペシャルBOX仕様 / "Special Box Specification") is a special live DVD collection released by the Japanese hip-hop group Lead on December 20, 2017. The live box featured two separate performances spanning across two DVDs to celebrate the group's fifteenth anniversary in the music industry, having debuted in 2002 with the song "Manatsu no Magic". The first DVD featured the live performed to celebrate their anniversary, "Lead 15th Anniversary Live ～Kan Ima Shirube-sai～", which the group held on July 29th and July 30th of that year; while the second