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Tokunbo Salako

Precious antique Egyptian vase found in Pompeii 'street food' area

A precious Egyptian vase has re-emerged in the ruins of Pompeii, in the so-called 'street food' area of antiquity, revealing unprecedented cultural and commercial links between the two civilisations.

According to the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, "hunting scenes in Egyptian style, produced in Alexandria, Egypt" are depicted on the object discovered in the kitchen of the Thermopolium of Regio V, where it was probably used as a food container.

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