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Roman stele, with a dedication to the Emperor Nero

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An image of Architectural element/Stele. Inscribed with a dedication to the Emperor Nero. Find Spot: Ptolemais, Egypt. Limestone, height, 0.78 m, width, 0.54 m, weight, 23.5 kg, 1-100 AD. Early Roman Period.

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Architectural element/Stele. Inscribed with a dedication to the Emperor Nero. Find Spot: Ptolemais, Egypt. Limestone, height, 0.78 m, width, 0.54 m, weight, 23.5 kg, 1-100 AD. Early Roman Period.

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  • Accession Number: GR.1.1890
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/14.0
  • Focal length: 36
  • Camera: NIKON D800
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 1024 pixels
  • Image width: 717 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7 (Macintosh)
  • Filesize: 196.61kB
  • Exposure time: 1/80
  • ISO Speed: 400
  • Fnumber: 14/1
  • Captured: 2013:06:10 15:28:17

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1st Century AD Ancient Rome antiquity dedication Early Roman Fitz_ANT gravestone inscribed inscriptions limestone Nero Roman stela stelae stele texts

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