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These stamps aren't for general.  One is a Eucharist stamp, which would be
used for imprinting the consecrated bread for Communion.  The bread might
have been similar to the modern Communion wafers or it might have been a
small unleavened loaf.

The other is a eulogia stamp for bread given to the faithful, which suggests
that it was for loaves prepared for the Greek Orthodox Church for specific
religious purposes.

These stamps would like have been used only for sacremental baking.

Depending on the dough and the manner of preparation, the loaves could have
been pressed before being put in the oven or the stamps could have been
heated in the oven and the bread pressed on them to bake.  The second
technique is similar to the method used to press baker's marks in loaves.

Bear

I was perusing some Byzantine links and came up with  these really neat
bread presses.  Looking at them I'm not so sure how they would be used
though. Pressed into flat breads?  Or just indented into a normal round loaf
before you bake it? 
Anyone have any ideas? here is the link to the Bread Stamps

http://www.rom.on.ca/galleries/byzantine/byzdivbread.html
<http://www.rom.on.ca/galleries/byzantine/byzdivbread.html> 

Thanks in Advance    !    
Zoe

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