Pong Teuk
The famous Pong Teuk excavations are east of Kanchanaburi on Highway 323 to Nakhon Pathom, presumably a very old trade route. Digging has uncovered the foundations of several buildings which were probably part of a temple precinct. A sensational find here in 1928 was a bronze Roman oil lamp, thought to have been cast in Alexandria, in Egypt, in the 2nd c. ad.
The handle is shaped like a stylized palm leaf framed by dolphins and the lid is adorned with the head of a satyr, proof of the trade links that existed between south-east Asia and the Roman Empire.
The handle is shaped like a stylized palm leaf framed by dolphins and the lid is adorned with the head of a satyr, proof of the trade links that existed between south-east Asia and the Roman Empire.
Hobbies & Activities category: Archeological site or ruin; Historic trade route, caravanserai
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