Names, emblems, and die links

Invented stamp descriptions. No ancient inscription or actual archaeological attribution is represented.

Same name, different border: one die?

Not established. Different tools can carry the same name. Compare letter forms, spacing, frame details, dimensions, and repeated accidental features before proposing one physical tool.

Same tiny edge flaw in two otherwise matching impressions: useful?

Potentially strong evidence for a common die, if the flaw and other dimensions really correspond. Check preservation, lighting, and distortion. The relationship concerns a tool, not a shared merchant or voyage.

One die, two distant findspots: one cargo?

No. Two jars can receive impressions from one tool and travel separately. A shared cargo requires further context, dates, and association.

For an actual museum handle, record four things before comparing it: object number, scale, surviving stamp boundary, and find context. Mark each item “known,” “uncertain,” or “not supplied.”