Seals and Stamps
from Graeco-Roman and Byzantine Egypt

SB 12 10914 (cf. JJP, 16/17 (1971), 137) + BL IX

Seal ID: 1080
Publications: SB 12 10914 (cf. JJP, 16/17 (1971), 137) + BL IX
Inventory number: 9758
Photograph:
Online photo:
Description: Seal for tax of desert guarding: "head in laurel wreath turmed to right (Antoninus Pius). The inscription running around the edge is lost, except for some letters which read ]δος [ ]οφυλ [ ] (Καρανί]δος, not enough space for ? ἐρημ]οφυλ[ακία) (["Karanis" and ? name of the tax]". Attached to custom house receipt.
Material (seal): Clay/mud
Material (seal matrix):
Type of document sealed: 10.Document with Untersiegelung
Type of recipient sealed:
Date: Roman
Place: Karanis
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