Seals and Stamps
from Graeco-Roman and Byzantine Egypt
SB 24 16201, see Scholl in Fs Winter p. 235
| Seal ID: |
1217 |
| Publications: |
SB 24 16201, see Scholl in Fs Winter p. 235 |
| Inventory number: |
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| Photograph: |
Ed. pr., pl 12 (seal and verso of the seal) |
| Online photo: |
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| Description: |
Loose seal. The seal most probably originates from Egypt. The verso has clear traces of papyrus fibres and the clay has been examined (Ton, der Graniteinsprengsel enthält). The inscription contains: The name of the owner Apollophanes and the christian invocation Ι(ησοῦς) Χρ(ιστὸς) Β(οήθι) ( Β(οήθι) = the number 99 = Amèn) |
| Material (seal): |
Clay/mud |
| Material (seal matrix): |
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| Type of document sealed: |
- |
| Type of recipient sealed: |
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| Date: |
Byzantine |
| Place: |
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