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Wadi Maghrabiya

Quarry

Coordinates: 26.34°N 33.42°E

Egypt / Aegyptus

Location

Details

Stone:

Gabbro, Granite,

Bibliography:

Sidebotham 1996: 189-190; Harrell, Brown and Lazzarini 1999

Location:

North of Wadi Hammâmât, Eastern Desert

Material:

Four varieties of gabbro, all with shades of grey, green and black but differing in coarseness; exported in the Roman Imperial period in small quantities

Bibliography

Sidebotham 1996: 189-190; Harrell - Brown et al. 1999.

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