Depictions of ships on roman lamps

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International Journal of Environment and Geoinformatics
Volume:2 Issue:3
Depictions of ships on roman lamps

Depictions of ships on roman lamps

Pages : 27-33

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Publication Date : 2015-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

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Keywords : oil lamps, navigation, ships, decorations

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