Brick Stamp with Inscription | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1977.216.2415
Title: Brick Stamp with Inscription
Classification: Brick Stamps
Work Type: brick stamp
Date: 2nd century CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Latium
Period: Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture: Roman
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/290534

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta
Technique: Stamped
Dimensions: 10.6 x 10.6 x 5.3 cm (4 3/16 x 4 3/16 x 2 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Probably acquired by Henry W. Haynes in or near Rome, c. 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: 1977.216.2415
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. 58.

Verification Level

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