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British Museum, London, United Kingdom
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Description	English: Stamp for marking semi-solid sticks of eye ointments (collyria) before they harden, inscribed with four remedies prepared with saffron by a Junius Taurus from a prescription of a Pacius. Stone, 1st-3rd centuries AD. Said to be from Naix, northern France. Français : Timbre pour marquer des bâtonnets semi-solides d'onguents pour les yeux (collyria) avant leur durcissement, mentionnant quatre remèdes à base de safran, préparés par un certain Junius Taurus sur une ordonnance d'un certain Pacius. Pierre, Ier-IIIe siècles ap. J.-C. Provenance présumée : Naix, Lorraine.
Credit line	Gift of Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks, 1879
Accession number	GR 1879.9-16.1
Location	Upper floor, Room 69, Greece and Rome: Daily Life, case 3
Photographer/source	Jastrow (2006)

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