Indo-Roman trade: The ceramic evidence from Egypt

Antiquity

Volumn 74, Issue 285, 2000, Pages 624-631

  Tomber, Roberta ^a  

^a MUSEUM OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Berenike; Ceramics; Egypt; Roman; Sourcing studies; Trade

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; ROMAN ERA; TRADE FLOW;

EGYPT; RED SEA;

EID: 0033796313     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00059986     Document Type: Article

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