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Grand Congloué shipwreck cargo amphoras (France) - Jacques Cousteau, Ferdinand Lallemand, ca. 1954
Major collection: Science & Technology
Named collection: Harold E. Edgerton Collection
Object type: color slide
Maker: Edgerton, Harold Eugene
Place made: United States
Materials: 35mm film; cardboard
Site location: France
Measurements: 2" x 2"
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Named collection: Harold E. Edgerton Collection
Object type: color slide
Maker: Edgerton, Harold Eugene
Place made: United States
Materials: 35mm film; cardboard
Site location: France
Measurements: 2" x 2"
Jacques Cousteau standing by Ferdinand Lallemand holding an amphora, in a storage room containing two groups of amphoras from the Grand Congloué shipwreck site. Narrow amphoras are 1st century BCE types, and big-bellied amphoras are 2nd century BCE types. (CC)
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