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LOT 0410
Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Amphora Handle with Stamp of Hermeros
ROMAN PERIOD, 1ST CENTURY A.D.
5 5/8in. (272 grams, 14.2 cm).
Cream-coloured ceramic vessel fragment with rolled rim and ribbed strap handle; stamped at the apex with 'I EP' monogram, reading 'I EP[ΜΕΡΟΣ] = Hermeros. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
LiteratureCf. Denecker, E., Vandorpe, E., ‘Sealed amphora stoppers and tradesmen in Greco-Roman Egypt: archaeological, papyrological and inscriptional evidence’ in BABesch 82, 2007, pp.115-128, fig.4 for similar, but not identical, inscription.
FootnotesThe commercial stamp could report the name of an important Romano-Egyptian businessman, Hermeros, son of Athenion, attested at Koptos in A.D. 57. He describes himself as a merchant (εμπορος), originating from Adana (Arabia) and selling wine.
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LOT 0410
Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Amphora Handle with Stamp of Hermeros
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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