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Lantern

Lantern
© BA Antiquities Museum/C. Gerigk

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showcase 18

Lantern

Category:
Furniture and furnishing, lighting / heating equipment, lanterns
Date:
Graeco-Roman Period (332 BCE-395 CE)
Provenance:
Lower Egypt, Alexandria (Montaza Palace)
Material(s):
Man made material, pottery (terracotta)
Height:
11.5 cm
Hall:
Greco-Roman Antiquities, showcase 18



The information given here is subject to modification/update as a result of ongoing research.

References
  • Zahi Hawass, ed., Bibliotheca Alexandrina: The Archaeology Museum (Cairo: The Supreme Council of Antiquities, 2002): 82, 87.
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