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Handle with inscription
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 143 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 4.5 x 8.5 cm (1 3/4 x 3 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.1122
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionHandle of a Rhodian transport amphora. It has a rectangular stamp, which contains the inscription:
Ε[Π] ΑΝ
ΔΡ ΤΕΡΟΥ
ΠΑΝ ΟΥ
Ε[Π] ΑΝ
ΔΡ ΤΕΡΟΥ
ΠΑΝ ΟΥ
InscriptionsΕ[Π] ΑΝ
ΔΡ ΤΕΡΟΥ
ΠΑΝ ΟΥ
ΔΡ ΤΕΡΟΥ
ΠΑΝ ΟΥ
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).