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Four ceramic amphora stoppers from the Comacchio Shipwreck. 25-1 BCE. Museo della Nave di Comacchio, (photo taken at the National Maritime Museum, Sydney, Australia)
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Liana is the Social Media Editor for Ancient History Encyclopedia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in ancient Greece, Rome & Late Antiquity. She is particularly passionate about Rome and Greece, and anything to do with mythology or women.
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, L. M. (2017, September 12). Amphora Stoppers, Comacchio Shipwreck. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7235/amphora-stoppers-comacchio-shipwreck/
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