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Nina Willburger
Nina Willburger
@ninawillburger@social.anoxinon.de  路  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

This funerary wreath is made of everlasting flowers (Helichrysum stoechas) and is more than 1,700 years old!
It was found in a tomb of the #Roman period in Hawara/#Egypt and has survived due to Egypt's dry climate.
Dating 2nd/3rd c. AD.

On display at British Museum

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A wreath made from a variety of 'everlasting' flowers, tied with fibre.
A wreath made from a variety of 'everlasting' flowers, tied with fibre.
A wreath made from a variety of 'everlasting' flowers, tied with fibre.
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