VesselsRoman2nd century CE
Stamped Amphora Handle
2nd century CE
Description
Several examples of this stamp have been found, but no consensus has been reached as to what the abbreviations are meant to indicate. Two possibilities are that the numbers represent different divisions of the same estate, or different individuals in charge of various sub-divisions of the production units.
Dimensions
11.25 cm (4 7/16 in.)
Provenance
From Monte Testaccio, acquired; by George J. Pfeiffer and Rachel Hartwell Pfeiffer, Cambridge, MA (by 1905), gift; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (1905-1977), transfer; to the Fogg Museum, 1977. Transfer from Department of the Classics, 1977.
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