Stamped Amphora Handle | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1977.216.1911
Title: Stamped Amphora Handle
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: handle
Date: c. 100-150 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Hispania
Period: Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture: Roman
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/287137

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Terracotta

Technique

Stamped

Dimensions

13 cm (5 1/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: Marked CIL IX 2.1 (incorrect, mistake for XV 2); 3085b in the hand of Pease.
stamp and inscription: F PATERNI

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: 1977.216.1911
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: The amphora factories of F. Paternus were located in Baetica (southern Spain), probably in the area of the city of Italica. Paternus was involved with the factories of the Iunii Melissi in the same area, and there are several known amphorae with stamps of both factories.

Verification Level

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