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Handle with inscription
Greek
Hellenistic Period
mid 2nd–late 2nd century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.1113
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionHandle of a Rhodian transport amphora, with remnants of a rectangular stamp containing the inscription: ΙΕΡΩΝ and a caduceus.
InscriptionsΙΕΡΩΝ
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1886-7: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; December 22, 1887, presented to the MFA by the EEF. (Accession date: 1888).