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Two Bronze Waterfowl Figureheads from Thonis-Heracleion

Dos mascarones de proa de bronce de aves acuáticas de Thonis-Heracleion

赫拉克利翁出土的两个青铜水禽头像

赫拉克利翁出土的兩個青銅水禽頭像

اثنان من تماثيل مُقدمة السُفن من البرونز علي شكل رؤوس الطيور المائية من ثونيس هيراكليون

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Pages 255-270 | Received 17 Jan 2023, Accepted 08 May 2023, Published online: 19 Jun 2023

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