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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.175
Title
Brick Stamp of Oppius Stabilis
Classification
Brick Stamps
Work Type
brick stamp
Date
c. 134 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Latium
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/287705

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Stamped
Dimensions
20.6 x 18.4 x 3.1 cm (8 1/8 x 7 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • (not assigned): CIL XV, 706: EX FIG CAESAR.O D.OPPI STABILIS / SERVIANO III ET VARO / COS

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
From Roma Vecchia, near the Via Tusculana, Roman Campagna. Acquired by George Pfeiffer, before 1905.
Gift of George Pfeiffer 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
1977.216.175
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. 56.

Verification Level

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