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Antinopolis, Tomb of boy with grapes in one hand and a dove in the other Animal, Plant, Relief, Sculpture, Tomb
Date: CE_0350c-CE_0400c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution: Leiden, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Place of discovery: Antinopolis
Collection: Livius

Antinopolis, Stele of boy with grapes in one hand and a dove in the other Animal, Plant, Relief, Sculpture, Tomb
Date: CE_0350c-CE_0400c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution: Leiden, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Place of discovery: Antinopolis
Collection: Livius

Surroundings:

Hermopolis, Berenice II

Hermopolis, Papyrus with the myth of Horus and Seth

City

Location:

Egypt, Ash Shaykh ‘Ibādah
geo:27.806959,30.87928
Location ± 25-100 m.

Period or year:

130~ / unknown

Class:

City
invisible

Identifiers:

Annotations

Antinoöpolis, Antinoopolis, Antinoë, modern Sheikh 'Ibada

Relevant museums

Berlin, Neues Museum

Berlin, Neues Museum

Leiden, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden

The national archaeological museum of the Netherlands, located in Leiden

Nearby

Circus Antinoupolis

Circus Antinoupolis

Antinoopolis Theatre.

Roman Theater founded by Hadrian in honour of Antinous whodrowned near by (ad130)

Via Hadriana (3 km)

Roman road from Antinoopolis to Berenice Troglodytica on the Red Sea. Completed in 137 AD.