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Wadi Atalla/Wadi Um Esh

Quarry

Coordinates: 26.05°N 33.60°E

Egypt / Aegyptus

Location

Details

Stone:

Serpentine,

Bibliography:

Gnoli 1988: 159; Mielsch 1985: 63; Klemm and Klemm 2008: 294-295

Location:

88 km east of Quft, Eastern Desert

Material:

Green serpentine (serpentina moschinata) with swirls of dark blue, grey, white and brown veins; exported from Pharaonic period but always in small quantities

Bibliography

Mielsch 1985: 63; Gnoli 1988: 159; Klemm - Klemm 2008: 294-295.

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