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Fragment of a stamp
Egyptian
Hellenistic Period
early 3rd–early 1st century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Diameter: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.916
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Molds
DescriptionFragment of a stamp, sometimes referred to as a bread stamp or cake mold, used to mark sealed vessels. It has a conventional design of leaves, lines and dots.
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: January 1, 1888)
(Accession Date: January 1, 1888)