Title
In the Graeco Roman period the centre of Egyptian wine production was the semi desert around the shores of Lake Mariut near Alexandria
Caption
In the Graeco Roman period the centre of Egyptian wine production was the semi desert around the shores of Lake Mariut near Alexandria, Wine from this area was exported and consumed locally in vast quantities. This gargoyle is form a wine press found in the Nile Delta. Egypt. Ancient Egyptian. Greco roman period 304 BC 395 AD.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Date
Sep 29, 2010
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A15_029
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
46,1Mb (1,7Mb) / 13,8in x 13,0in / 4134 x 3896 (300dpi)