Harvard Art Museums > 1977.216.2946: Stamped Amphora Handle Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Stamped Amphora Handle , 1977.216.2946,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/289815. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1977.216.2946 Title Stamped Amphora Handle Classification Vessels Work Type handle Date 4th-1st century BCE Period Hellenistic period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/289815 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Stamped Dimensions 8.4 cm (3 5/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks stamp and inscription: .]AGOR[ / ID IN Provenance Recorded Ownership History Probably acquired by Henry W. Haynes in or near Rome, c. 1877. Bequest of Prof. Henry W. Haynes to Department of the Classics, 1912. Transfer from the 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, Bequest of Henry W. Haynes, 1912 Accession Year 1977 Object Number 1977.216.2946 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Part of the handle at the point of attachment to the vessel neck has been sheared off. The stamp has been imperfectly impressed, preserving a small section through the middle. Visible is the text /AGOR running in a circle around the edge of the stamp, and the letters ID IN running horizontally on either side of the central device, the image of an amphora nearly completely preserved. Exhibition History 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/28/2023 - 05/07/2023 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
