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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.155
Title
Stamped Amphora Handle
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
handle
Date
2nd century CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Hispania
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/287449

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Stamped
Dimensions
11.25 cm (4 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • collector's mark: TA ligature (A with top stroke of T above) in ink = Thomas Ashby
  • stamp and inscription: n]IC XIIII

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
From Monte Testaccio, acquired; by George J. Pfeiffer and Rachel Hartwell Pfeiffer, Cambridge, MA (by 1905), gift; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (1905-1977), transfer; to the Fogg Museum, 1977.
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 Pfeiffer-Hartwell Collection
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.155
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Several examples of this stamp have been found, but no consensus has been reached as to what the abbreviations are meant to indicate. Two possibilities are that the numbers represent different divisions of the same estate, or different individuals in charge of various sub-divisions of the production units.

Verification Level

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