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Amphora Handle with Greek Stamp

Amphora Handle with Greek Stamp

Amphora · 4th-1st century BCE
Handle complete, of a squarish squat shape. Fine clay, in buff color; Rhodian fabric with stamp on top of handle. Stamp is rectangular, 3.55 cm. The inscription reads on one line and the beginning of a second: ARISTOGEIT/OU, with the last two letters (on the second line) stoichedon.
Shape
Amphora
Period
Hellenistic period
Date
4th-1st century BCE
Culture
Greek
Findspot
Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rhodes
Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Accession Number
2008.67
Image Source
harvard
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