Group III style: relatively large, naturalistic, dotted field on upper wing, centered and singular (LRP, pp. 346-347, 349). 6th century.
Comparanda
Sim. other bird stamps: LRP, pp. 360, 361-362, fig. 77f (Motif 48, peacock right Group III; from Athenian Agora), 77g, 77h (Motifs 49, 50: partridge? peahens? Group III; from Athenian Agora and Delos).
Description
Stamp: bird (partridge?) with head reversed; elaborate details of spotted body, wing folded back, hanging plumage (Group III). Single groove.
Published as
KenchreaiIV, no. LRB 35g, p. 99, pl. 24 (B. Adamsheck)
“KE 248 (Phocaean Red-Slip Stamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0248>