Stamped Amphora Handle | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1977.216.1909
Title: Stamped Amphora Handle
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: handle
Date: 2nd-3rd century CE
Period: Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture: Roman
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/287135

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Terracotta

Technique

Stamped

Dimensions

13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

label: Small label on face has, in Pease's hand, "Mte. Testaccio"
stamp and inscription: M'A'EFPM

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Acquired by A.S. Pease on Monte Testaccio, 1905/1906.
Gift to the Department of the Classics, 1906.
Transfer from Department of the Classics, 1977.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Gift of Dr. A. S. Pease
Accession Year: 1977
Object Number: 1977.216.1909
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: The handle has been split in half, preserving the end of the inscription (it is unknown how many letters, if any, are missing at the head). The letters are well-formed and deeply impressed, with wedge-shaped points between the letters MAE.

Verification Level

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