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Stamp with lotus bud motif
Greek, Ptolemaic
Late Archaic or Hellenistic Period
4th–1st century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.668
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionA stamp, possibly a potter's stamp, with incised lotus buds.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession date: 1886).