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Wadi Umm Towat

Quarry

Coordinates: 27.15°N 33.22°E

Egypt / Aegyptus

Location

Details

Stone:

Serpentine,

Bibliography:

Gnoli 1988: 139; Mielsch 1985: 65; Meredith 1952

Location:

Just south-west of Mons Porphyrites, Eastern Desert

Material:

Dark grey serpentine (porfido serpentine nero) with a green shade and white flecks; exported in the Roman Imperial period but very rare

Bibliography

Meredith 1952; Mielsch 1985: 65; Gnoli 1988: 139.

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