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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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