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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.2191
Title
Stamped Amphora Handle
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
handle
Date
150-190 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Hispania
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/291244

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Stamped
Dimensions
13.8 cm (5 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: CONSFC
  • collector's mark: Reference to corpus number written in ink on object, in Lockwood's hand.: C.I.L. XV 2788 c

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gift of Prof. D.P. Lockwood to the Department of the Classics, 1910.
Transfer from 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, Gift of Prof. D. P. Lockwood
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.2191
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Examples of this stamp are found especially at Rome and in the area of Arva and Axati, in Baetica, suggesting that the estate was located in that immediate area of Spain.

Verification Level

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