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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1960.617
Title
Thasian Amphora Handle with Stamped Inscription
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
handle
Date
4th-1st century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Thasos (Thrace)
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/290471

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Stamped
Dimensions
8.7 x 7.1 cm (3 7/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • stamp and inscription: ALKEIDHS / THASION

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Bequest of David Moore Robinson, 1960.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year
1960
Object Number
1960.617
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Amphora handle of red clay stamped with an incuse square, within which are a volute krater and an inscription in Greek, ALKEIDES, running along the left-hand side of the stamp, in horizontal lettering. The right-hand edge of the stamp, with another line of text (appears to read THASION), has been damaged.

Publication History

  • Fogg Art Museum, The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities, A Special Exhibition, exh. cat., Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, 1961), p. 36, no. 310

Exhibition History

  • The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961
  • 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 02/13/2015; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 02/11/2015 - 05/10/2015

Verification Level

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