Commercial marks on amphorae from Phanagoria dated to the third quarter of the 6th - 4th centuries bc

The paper publishes six graffiti on the amphorae dated to the third quarterof the 6th - 4th centuries BC originating from the excavations in Phanagoria. Of specialinterest are graffiti No. 1 and No. 2 because they were scratched on à la brosse type of amphorae from Attica which is a relatively rare find in the North Pontic zone. Graffito ΑΙΤ(No. 1) is presumably an abbreviation of the vessel owner's name. Graffito ΙΣ (No. 2)has been found four times on the vessels from the Late Archaic period in Phanagoria.It is interpreted as the marking of the vessel owner's name or the owner of the shopwhere vessels were sold. The name of the shop's owner who was called Pausanias wasscratched on the body of a proto-Thasian amphora (No. 4). Graffiti ΧΙ, Х, A on the fragments of Chiosian amphorae are viewed as trade markings of the place where wine wasproduced (No. 4, 5) and, possibly, its type (No. 3).