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Handle with inscription
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 192 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.1114
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionHandle of a Rhodian transport amphora with a rectangular stamp. The stamp contains a star and traces of the letters [ΕΠ].
Inscriptions[ΕΠ]
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).