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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.150
Title
Stamped Amphora Handle
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
handle
Date
2nd century CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Hispania
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/287854

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Stamped
Dimensions
13.1 cm (5 3/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • collector's mark: TA ligature (A with top stroke of T above) in ink = Thomas Ashby
  • stamp and inscription: PNSI

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
From Monte Testaccio, acquired; by George J. Pfeiffer and Rachel Hartwell Pfeiffer, Cambridge, MA (by 1905), gift; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (1905-1977), transfer; to the Fogg Museum, 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
1977.216.150
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
It is unknown how to complete the name P. N( ) Si( ). The stamp almost certainly belongs to an estate in Baetica, and dates to the 2nd century CE.

Verification Level

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