TWO RHODIAN STAMPED AMPHORA HANDLES FROM TELL ES-SUKHNAH (JORDAN): A CASE STUDY

Abstract

During recent excavations at the archaeological site of Tell Es-Sukhnah in north east Jordan, an
in-situ Rohdian amphora was found. The most important thing about that amphora is that both
handles are carrying stamps in Greek scripts. The texts contain the name of an eponym, a Rhodian
month-name and the fabricant’s name. Similar objects in the southern Levant enable dating the
stamps to the second century B.C. The imported Amphora at Es-Sukhnah, besides other small
finds, highlights the importance of the site during the Hellenistic period.