Depictions of ships on roman lamps

Authors : Karolina TRUZS

Pages : 27-33

Doi:10.30897/ijegeo.303558

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Publication Date : 2015-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

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Keywords : oil lamps, navigation, ships, decorations