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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.170
Title
Fragment of an Amphora Belly with Stamped Inscription
Classification
Fragments
Work Type
fragment
Date
1st-2nd centuries CE
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/287702

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Stamped
Dimensions
12.5 x 6.5 x 2.1 cm (4 15/16 x 2 9/16 x 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: (palm branch to left) VRSI

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Found by George Pfeiffer in Rome, before 1905.
Gift to the Department of the Classics, 1905.
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
1977.216.170
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • John Bodel and Stephen Tracy, Greek and Latin Inscriptions in the USA: A checklist, American Academy in Rome (New York, 1997), p. 48.

Verification Level

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