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Potter's Mark | EIPHNAI EYTYXI |
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Die no | 1 |
Reading | ЄIPHNAI/ЄYTYXI with ivy leaf |
Reading (Tomlin) | ЄIPHNAI/ЄYTYXI |
Comments on the Readings (Tomlin) | ειρηνα | ευτυχι Greek letters, with rounded, 'cursive' epsilon - space-filler at the end ('leaf' stop in 1.1, medial point in 1.2). ευτυχι = 'good luck', 'fare well' ειρηνα for the woman's name usually spelt ειρηνη ('peace', Irene)? |
Two line Stamp | TL |
Notes | Greek 'good wish' or 'good fortune' stamp; (see Yangaki 2009 for discussion). One of the commonest stamps used at these potteries. Only example of these Syrian stamps in Britain, recorded as from Risingham, Northumberland (Hayes 1967 and Clark 1887, concerning find c.1857. |
Overall Date Range of Potter | late 3rd C-mid 4th C |
Region | Continentals |
Industry | Ra's al- Basit, North-west Syria |
Kiln Group or Industry | Ra's al- Basit, North-west Syria |
Border |
Top: Border-None Bottom: Border-None Left: Border-None Right: Border-None |