Sinopean stamped handle

Sinope
Mid 3 century B.C.E

Fragment of neck and handle of transport amphora. Light cream clay with lots of black fine grits (pyroxene). Stamp size: 50 x 20 mm
Four-line stamp on upper handle with depiction of a ship bow:
ΑΣΤΥΝΟΜΟΥ / ΙKΕΣΙΟΥ ΤΟΥ/ ΒΑΧΧΙΟΥ / ΗΦΑΙΣΤIOΣ
Astynomos Ικεσιοζ Βαχχιου
– Garlan, Y., “Les timbres amphoriques étrangers trouvés á Sinope”, 2004, cat. 379