Rhodian Amphora Stamps from the Settlement of Generalskoe-Zapadnoe

The article focuses on the later amphora stamps discovered at the settlement of Generalskoe-Zapadnoe. By analyzing amphora stamps from Knidos, Chersonesos, Kos, Sinope and Rhodes, we can establish a timeline for the end of the settlement’s lifecycle. The most recent finds from Generalskoe-Zapadnoe include 23 Rhodian amphora stamps. This collection features the so-called proto-Rhodian stamps, circle stamps “en button,” and the names of eponyms and fabricants from the period Ιа-с., three of which are new and lack existing equivalents. Comparing these stamps with finds from nearby rural sites and the settlement of Elisavetovskaya allows us to date the end of Generalskoe-Zapadnoe to the beginning of the third quarter of the third century BC.