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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.2403
Title
Brick Stamp with Inscription
Classification
Brick Stamps
Work Type
brick stamp
Date
123 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Latium
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/290488

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Stamped
Dimensions
10.5 x 8.4 x 1.6 cm (4 1/8 x 3 5/16 x 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: inked on surface: "Monte Cavo / April 2, '77" ( = 1877)
  • inscription: ABASCAN

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Acquired by Henry W. Haynes at Monte Cavo, April 1877.
Bequest of Henry W. Haynes to the 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
1977.216.2403
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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