transport amphora
- Museum number
- 1989,0710.193
- Description
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Fragment of neck and oval handle to sharpish turn of Rhodian pottery transport amphora; rectangular stamp; clay fine, light red-brown with cream slip.
- Production date
- 190BC-160BC
- Dimensions
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Height: 1.30 centimetres (circa, stamp)
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Height: 3.10 centimetres (handle)
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Length: 10.90 centimetres
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Width: 4.10 centimetres (handle)
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Width: 4.10 centimetres (stamp)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Name Philainios.
Ink and pencil 1406,3; ink, 'C.T.N. 1859' and 'Phanaes Rhodes'.
From same die as Delos TD.717 and British Museum 1989,0710.194.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1859 (very probably)
- Acquisition notes
- Previously unregistered; acquired mainly in Rhodes during the mid 19th century.
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1989,0710.193