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Wadi Abu Gerida

Quarry

Coordinates: 26.35°N 33.28°E

Egypt / Aegyptus

Location

Details

Stone:

Porphyry,

Bibliography:

Harrell 2005

Location:

10 km north-west of Maghrabiya, Eastern Desert

Material:

Purple porphyry (porfido rosso laterizio) with lighter flecks; exported in tiny quantities in the Roman Imperial period

Bibliography

Harrell 2005.

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