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Water reservoir at the silver washing plant near the silver mines of Lavrion. The precious metals sank and were retained in the cups.
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Water reservoir at the silver washing plant near the silver mi...

Water reservoir at the silver washing plant near the silver mines of Lavrion. Washing platform. The precious metals sank and were retained in the cups.
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Water reservoir at the silver washing plant near the silver mi...

Water reservoir at the silver washing plant near the silver mines of Lavrion. Storage receptacles. The precious metals sank and were retained in the cups.
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Water reservoir at the silver washing plant near the silver mi...

Slag left over after the refining of the silver ore. Ancient silver mines on Siphnos.
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Slag left over after the refining of the silver ore. Ancie...

Silver ore found at the ancient silver mines of Siphnos.
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Silver ore found at the ancient silver mines of Siphnos.

Silver ore found at the ancient silver mines of Siphnos.
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Silver ore found at the ancient silver mines of Siphnos.

Pure silver produced at the ancient silver mines of Siphnos.
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Pure silver produced at the ancient silver mines of...

X-ray fluorescence test in analysing Greek silver slag for lead, copper, and silver.
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X-ray fluorescence test in analysing Greek silver s...

Radiochemical neutron activating analysis. Coins were analysed to determine the geographic origin of the silver ore.
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Radiochemical neutron activating analysis. Coins were ana...

Lead clamps to hold blocks together (middle 2nd CE). Temple of Zeus, Euromos, Turkey.
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Lead clamps to hold blocks together (middle 2nd CE). Temple of Zeus, Euromos,...

Cylinder of Nabonidus, Neo-Babylonian from Sippar, southern Iraq, 555-540 BCE. This clay cuneiform cylinder was discovered in the temple of Shamash, sungod, at Sippar. It records the pious reconstruction by King Nabonidus of the temples of the moon-god Sin in Harran and of the sun-god Shamash and goddess Anunitum at Sippar. ANE, 91109
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Cylinder of Nabonidus, Neo-Babylonian from Sippar, southern Iraq, 555-540 BCE. T...

Cyrus Cylinder, Babylonian, from Babylon, 539-530 BCE. An account by Cyrus, King of Persia, of his conquest of Babylon and the capture of Nabonidus, the last Babylonian king. Cyrus (559-530 BCE) describes measures of relief brought to the inhabitants of the city, the restitution of statues of gods to various temples and the restoration of the temples, and the return to their homelands of a number of people held by the Babylonian kings. ANE, 90920
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Cyrus Cylinder, Babylonian, from Babylon, 539-530 BCE. An account by Cyrus, Kin...