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title: Weighing and Loading of Silphium at Cyrene
author: Daderot
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17592/weighing-and-loading-of-silphium-at-cyrene/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2023-07-10
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# Weighing and Loading of Silphium at Cyrene

_Authored by Daderot_

## Image File

[![Weighing and Loading of Silphium at Cyrene](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17592.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17592.jpg)

## Image Caption

Workman weighing and loading [silphium](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silphium/) at [Cyrene](https://www.worldhistory.org/cyrene/), Laconian cup, c. 565 BCE.

An illustration from *Food, The History of Taste*, [Paul](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Paul/) Freedman (ed), California Studies in Food and [Culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/culture/), 2007. Photographed by Daderot.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Daderot. (2023, July 10). Weighing and Loading of Silphium at Cyrene. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17592/weighing-and-loading-of-silphium-at-cyrene/>
### Chicago
Daderot. "Weighing and Loading of Silphium at Cyrene." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 10, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17592/weighing-and-loading-of-silphium-at-cyrene/>.
### MLA
Daderot. "Weighing and Loading of Silphium at Cyrene." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Jul 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17592/weighing-and-loading-of-silphium-at-cyrene/>.

## License & Copyright

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