Harvard Art Museums > 1977.216.153: Stamped Amphora Handle 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"Stamped Amphora Handle , 1977.216.153,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/287833. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1977.216.153 Title Stamped Amphora Handle Classification Vessels Work Type handle Date 140-198 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Hispania Period Roman Imperial period, Middle Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/287833 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Stamped Dimensions 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.) Inscriptions and Marks collector's mark: TA ligature (A with top stroke of T above) in ink = Thomas Ashby stamp and inscription: L F CRESC CVFI 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 1977.216.153 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 Numerous varieties of stamps are known which share the common elements seen in this stamp, namely the indication of a name, L. F(abius?) CRESC(ens), and what is taken as the name of the estate where these amphorae were produced, the (figlina) CVFI(ensis). L. Fabius Crescens was involved in the amphora trade on a massive scale, producing his own and purchasing amphorae from other estates. On the basis of find-spots of these and other stamps of this estate in southern Spain along the Guadalquivir, at La Dehesilla and Estrella de la Torrentera, it has been suggested that this estate was located near the Roman city of Decuma, one of the chief towns of Baetica. 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
