Lamp Showing Satyrs Treading Grapes

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 12 November 2018
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The scene on this terracotta lamp depicts two satyrs treading grapes. From Herpes, France. Roman period, made in Italy, about 40-80 CE. Signed by the maker Gaius Clodius.(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. (2018, November 12). Lamp Showing Satyrs Treading Grapes. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9442/lamp-showing-satyrs-treading-grapes/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Lamp Showing Satyrs Treading Grapes." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 12, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9442/lamp-showing-satyrs-treading-grapes/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Lamp Showing Satyrs Treading Grapes." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 12 Nov 2018. Web. 27 Jul 2024.

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