Terracotta Lamp from Essex

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 20 April 2016
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Vessels like the ship on this lamp were used by the British fleet whose duties included reconnaissance, warfare, and transport. From Colchester, Essex, UK. 1st century CE. The British Museum, London.

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, April 20). Terracotta Lamp from Essex. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4968/terracotta-lamp-from-essex/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Terracotta Lamp from Essex." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 20, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4968/terracotta-lamp-from-essex/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Terracotta Lamp from Essex." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 20 Apr 2016. Web. 21 Dec 2024.

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