Artists' ToolsRoman5th-6th century

Stamp with Running Rabbit and Hare

400 - 550 CE

Description

Double-ended terracotta stamp, with a representation of a running rabbit or hare at each end. The animals are very similar, but one is larger and may have been intended to represent a hare, with the smaller animal a rabbit. The animals are stylized. On one end, the ears are broken off.

Classification

Artists' Tools

Technique

Mold-made

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman

Period

Roman Imperial period, Late, to Early Byzantine

Century

5th-6th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.) 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)

Provenance

English collection (by 1980) sold; to [Jeffrey Spier, Ancient Coins and Antiquities, NY, 1980-1982] sold; to The Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University (1982-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012.

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