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1) Container of almond oil, flanked by two almonds, inscribed amygdalinon elaion;
2) Container of wormwood oil, inscribed abrotonon elaion.
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1) Dill beside container of oil of dill inscribed anethinon elaion;
2) Container of oil of marjoram, inscribed amarakinon elaion.
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Container of oil of wild olive, inscribed elaion ek tes agrias elaias.
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"Amphora, flanked by two clumps of dirt, inscribed ""dirt from statues"" (Greek)."
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1) Two pieces of asphalt, inscribed asphaltou pissa;
2) Two pieces of asphalt (naphtha), inscribed asphaltos Babylonios.
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1) Two-handled container with sediment of pressed olives boiling over fire, inscribed amorgou poiesis;
2) Three clumps of resin of bdellium tree, inscribed bdellion.
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1) Container of oil of nut of ben tree, flanked by two nuts, inscribed balaninon elaion;
2) Container of oil of sweet wine, inscribed gleukinon elaion.
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Berries and leaves flanking container of oil of sweet bay, inscribed daphninon elaion.
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1) Leaves and berries flanking container of oil of bayberries, inscribed daphnides;
2) Pitcher containing oil-honey (resin from the trunk of olive trees), inscribed elaiomeli.
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Scene, Occupational: Pharmacy (Whitening of Olives) -- Sun above nude youth pouring oil into two-handled container; to right, two-handled container of oil and water boiling over fire; inscription elaiou leukasia.
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1) Container of oil of date palm inflorescence, inscribed elatinou elaion;
2) Container of olives in pickling brine, inscribed elaiai kolymbades.
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1) Pitcher, representing preparation of beer, inscribed zythou skeuasia;
2) Container of hedychroun (a sweet perfumed oil), inscribed hedychroon elaion.
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Container of oil of iris, inscribed irinon elaion.
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1) Container of oil of the castor oil tree, inscribed kikinon elaion;
2) Container of oil of the henna flower, inscribed kyprinon elaion.
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Container of saffron oil, inscribed krokinon elaion.
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1) Two shelled walnuts flanking container of walnut oil, inscribed karyinon elaion;
2) Container of oil of spurge flax, inscribed knidion elaion.
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1) Container of safflower oil, inscribed knekinon elaion;
2) Container of oil of cinnamon, inscribed kinnamominon elaion.
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Two-handled container of oil of the Syrian cedar, inscribed kedria.
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1) Two-handled container of soot of raw pitch, inscribed lignys hygras pisses;
2) Container of soot of myrrh, inscribed lignys smyrnes.
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1) Container of soot of frankincense, inscribed libanou aithale;
2) Two baskets of frankincense powder or granules flanking tree, inscribed libanou manne.
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1) Two pieces of bark of frankincense, inscribed libanou ploios;
2) Basket of Frankincense, inscribed libanos.
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1) Pieces of mace beside basket containing pieces of mace, inscribed makeir;
2) Container of oil of black cumin and seed of cumin, inscribed melanthinon elaion;
3) Container of oil of myrtle, inscribed myrsinon elaion.
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1) Container of oil of quince flanked by two quinces, inscribed melinon elaion;
2) Container of oil of Megalleion unguent, inscribed megalion elaion.
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1) Container of oil of unguent called Metopion, inscribed metopion elaion;
2) Container of oil of ungent called Mendesion, inscribed Mendesion elaion;
3) Container of oil of leaf of malabar, inscribed malabathrinon elaion.
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1) Two containers of mastic oil, inscribed mastichinon elaion;
2) Container of oil of unguent of narcissus, inscribed narkissinon elaion;
3) Container of oil of unguent of spikenard, inscribed nardinon elaion.
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1) Container of oil of the wild vine, inscribed oinanthinon elaion;
2) Three pieces of pitch-asphalt, inscribed pissasphaltos;
3) Two pieces of dry pitch, inscribed pisse xera.
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1) Container of oily fluid that rises to the surface when raw pitch is left to stand, inscribed pisselaion;
2) Container from which wet pitch is flowing, inscribed pisse hygra.
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1) Three rose pastilles, inscribed rhodides;
2) Container, and two pieces of pine resin, inscribed rhytino elaion.
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1) Container of oil of radish beside radish, inscribed phaphaninon elaion;
2) Container of oil of roses, flanked by two roses, inscribed rhodinon elaion.
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Container of oil of lilies, inscribed sousinon elaion.
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Container of oil of myrrh, inscribed smyrninon elaion.
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1) Container of Myrrh of Boeotia (a root), inscribed Boiotike smyrne;
2) Container of oil called stacte, made from myrrh, inscribed staktesion elaion.
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1) Mastic tree, beside container of mastic oil, inscribed schininon elaion;
2) Container of mustard seed beside container of mustard oil and mustard plant, inscribed sinapinon elaion;
3) Container of sesame oil flanked by sesame seeds, inscribed ses
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Container beside two cucumbers, inscribed sikyonion.
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1) Container of wood rot, inscribed sarpia he apo ton xelon;
2) Scene, Occupational: Pharmacy (Preparation of Pitch and Wax from Old Ships) -- Two youths scraping bottom of boat, basket between them, inscribed tou apochymatos he poiesis;
3) Containe
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1) Container of oil of fenugreek, inscribed telinon elaion;
2) Container of oil of henbane, inscribed hyoskyaminon elaion.
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Container of hyssop over fire, inscribed hyssopou tou pharmakou he poiesis.
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Dove representing blood of dove, inscribed phases aima.
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1) Container of oil of basil, and basil sprig, inscribed okiminon elaion;
2) Container of oil, inscribed elaiou skeuasia.
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