Амфорная ручка с клеймом.

Круглое клеймо с эмблемой острова - цветком розы. Вокруг цветка имя астинома  отвечавшего за стандартизацию амфорной продукции, выходившей из мастерских Родоса - ΚΟΣΜΟΣ.

Greek Rhodian Stamped Amphora Handle, ca. 3rd cent. B.C.

A pale buff terracotta amphora handle stamped with a rose, the symbol of Rhodes, surrounded by Greek letters.

The amphora was commonly used for the preservation and transportation of wines, oils, olives and fruit. Rhodian

amphorae went to all parts of the Eastern world. These often had the makers' names stamped on the handles,

and sometimes the name of a magistrate, around a stamped device. A great many state explicitly or implicitly

where they were made. Thus the symbolic rose of Rhodes frequently appears on amphora handles,

as on coins of that island. L. 4".