1977.216.1908.A-C: Stamp of the Officina Furiana of Iulius Senece

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1977.216.1908.A-C

Title

Stamp of the Officina Furiana of Iulius Senece

Classification

Brick Stamps

Work Type

brick stamp

Date

early 4th century CE

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Latium

Period

Roman Imperial period, Late

Culture

Roman

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/286837

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Terracotta

Technique

Stamped

Dimensions

10 x 13.5 x 3.3 cm (3 15/16 x 5 5/16 x 1 5/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: OF FVRI IVLI SENE / CES / P
  (outer circle has mirror image letters to be read counterclockwise; second line linea recta; third line, horizontal P above CES of second line, mirror image letter facing downwards)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Acquired by Dr. A.S. Pease at Aqua Claudia, near Porta Furba, Rome, 1905/1906.
Gift of A.S. Pease 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

1977.216.1908.A-C

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Terracotta stamp with circular inscription.

Publication History

• John Bodel and Stephen Tracy, Greek and Latin Inscriptions in the USA: A checklist, American Academy in Rome (New York, 1997), p. 57.

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