Amphora Handle with Greek Stamp
4th-1st century BCE
Description
Fragment of a handle in pinkish clay. Fabric is Rhodian. Stamp on top of handle. Stamp is rectangular, 3.9 cm and reads: ANTIM[AXOU]. Examples of the same stamp show ANTIMAXOU with a caduceus either above or below; on this example despite the wear, traces of the head of a caduceus may remain beneath the AN.
Dimensions
7.01 cm (2 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Horton O'Neil, Carthage 1924-1925, gift; Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University, 1965, transfer; Harvard Art Museums, 2008
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