Harvard Art Museums > 2008.58: Brick Stamp from the Platanian Brickyards Brick Stamps Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Brick Stamp from the Platanian Brickyards , 2008.58,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 17, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/326485. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2008.58 Title Brick Stamp from the Platanian Brickyards 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/326485 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Stamped Dimensions 18.3 x 9.4 x 4 cm (7 3/16 x 3 11/16 x 1 9/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks stamp and inscription: APR ET PAE COS / CL CELSI DO Provenance Recorded Ownership History Probably found by Herbert Bloch at Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, before 1938. Gift of Herbert Bloch to McDaniel Collection, 2003. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University Accession Year 2008 Object Number 2008.58 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 Stamp of incuse letters, arranged in a two-line rectangle without a border, with Latin text: APR ET PAE COS / CL CELSI DO ("In the consulship of Apronianus and Paetus, a brick of (Tiberius) Claudius Celsus.").This stamp comes from the Platanian Brickfields, which were in 123 CE in the possession of Tiberius Claudius Celsus when this brick was produced. 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
