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Wadi Umm Balad

Quarry

Coordinates: 27.13°N 33.27°E

Egypt / Aegyptus

Location

Details

Stone:

Granite,

Bibliography:

Mielsch 1985: 70; Gnoli 1988: 159-60

Location:

Just south of Mons Porphyrites, Eastern Desert

Material:

Fine-grained green-grey granite (granito verde fiorito di bigio) with white inclusions; exported in Roman Imperial period, predominantly to Rome

Bibliography

Mielsch 1985: 70; Gnoli 1988: 159.

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