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Wadi Bârud

Quarry

Coordinates: 26.78°N 33.51°E

Egypt / Aegyptus

Location

Details

Stone:

Granite,

Location:

10 km south-east of Mons Claudianus, Eastern Desert

Material:

Medium-grained white granite (granito bianco e nero) with angular black inclusions; exported in Roman Imperial period but in small quantities

Bibliography

Mielsch 1985: 69; Gnoli 1988: 150; Klein 1988; Klemm - Klemm 2008: 290-291.

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