Greek commercial letter inscribed on a sheet of lead

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Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya (MAC EMP - 02162)

5th c. BC

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14.2 x 9.5 x 0.1

This is a commission of a trade operation that mentions transactions for the purchase of wine and other products in another coastal port enclave, in which indigenous agents also participate. It is an exceptional testimony of the maritime trade operations promoted by Emporion, which was found, rolled up, in one of the houses in the Greek city, during excavations in 1985.