Harvard Art Museums > 2008.57: Brick Stamp of Q. Servilius Pudens Brick Stamps Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Brick Stamp of Q. Servilius Pudens , 2008.57,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 29, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/326484. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2008.57 Title Brick Stamp of Q. Servilius Pudens Classification Brick Stamps Work Type brick stamp Date 139 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Latium Period Roman Imperial period, Middle Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/326484 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Stamped Dimensions 13.9 x 11.1 x 2.9 cm (5 1/2 x 4 3/8 x 1 1/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks stamp and inscription: IMP T ANTONINO [aug. pi]O II COS / EX FIG Q SE[rv pu]D PER / ABA[sc]ANT Provenance Recorded Ownership History Probably found by Herbert Bloch at the villa known as "Sette Bassi" in the Roman Campagna, 1957. Gift of Herbert Bloch to McDaniel Collection, 2003. 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 2008.57 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 Partially preserved orbicular stamp, with Latin text IMP T ANTONINO [aug pi]O II COS / EX FIG Q SE[rv pu]D PER / ABA[sc]ANT ("In the second consulship of the emperor T. Antoninus Pius, from the brickyards of Q. Servilius Pudens, by Abascantus"). This brick stamp was produced by the foreman Abascantus, a slave or possibly an independent leaseholder on the brickyards of Q. Servilius Pudens, in the reign of Antoninus Pius. The brick may be dated, on the basis of the stamp which gives the consular date for the year, to 139 CE. 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
