Impronta de sello
English translation: stamp impression
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peer agreement (net): +2stamp impression Explanation: Or seal impression. Both are used in professional archaeological sources. I think I would use "stamp". With an amphora, "seal" could also conceivably refer to seal of the stopper. Anyway, "stamp" is certainly OK. "Amphora stamp" is a standard term. It means the mark of a three-dimensional stamp or seal imprinted on the still wet clay. "The Middle Stoa Dated by Amphora Stamps" http://www.ascsa.edu.gr/pdf/uploads/hesperia/147764.pdf "A large rectangular stamp was impressed across the front with a cross followed by a probable Greek toponym or personal name, PEKUSIOU. On the back are a small circular stamp impression and an oval impression with a cruciform device." http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/coll... Here's an example in Spanish: "Impronta de sello, probablemente con la efigie de la diosa Isis sobre la luna y entre dos estrellas." See illustration http://www.excavacionegipto.com/el_proyecto/diario_de_excava... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 40 mins (2017-04-26 06:28:39 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Whoops! My examples are about Egyptian rather than Greek amphoras, but it makes no difference to the terms. British Museum again here; see Fig. 20; the second quotation reflects the dual use of "seal" in this context, but really, you could use "seal impression" here: "One should also stress a large number of stamps whose origin remains unclear. The overall pattern is reflected in the known corpora from other Egyptian sites. Stamps clearly dating to after c. 70 BC are extremely rare; among the later examples is a good range from the workshops in the Brindisi area. In addition, Ptolemaic Egyptian amphorae (only rarely stamped) are well represented among the material excavated during the American mission’s work (Leonard 1997, 2001) [...] Ptolemaic stamps used to impress the plaster seals of amphorae stoppers have also been found, indicating that Naukratis was also actively involved in wine production or sale." http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/online_research_catalo... |
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