Harvard Art Museums > 2008.60: Amphora Handle with Greek Stamp Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Amphora Handle with Greek Stamp , 2008.60,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 20, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/175236. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2008.60 Title Amphora Handle with Greek Stamp Classification Vessels Work Type handle Date 4th-1st century BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rhodes Period Hellenistic period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/175236 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Stamped Dimensions 8.28 cm (3 1/4 in.) Inscriptions and Marks stamp and inscription: ME/TRA . NE[s]/TO[u] Provenance Recorded Ownership History Found by Mason Hammond at Pompeii, 1938. Given to the McDaniel Collection, September, 1959. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University Accession Year 2008 Object Number 2008.60 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Amphora handle with rim section. Pale pink clay. The handle has a flat top and abrupt angle. An oblong stamp is impressed on the top, deeply at the inner end and perhaps running off at the outer, where there is no defined margin; it is 2.1 cm wide and as preserved 5 cm long. A roughly oval boss in the middle has two ribbon-like protuberances on either side of its upper end. Central attribute might be a bunch of grapes hanging from a branch. To the left two lines in Greek read: ME/TRA and on the right: NE[ /TO[. Comparable examples suggest restoring the name Menestratos. The letters are generously square and the A has the central crossbar broken downwards. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
