VesselsRoman1st-3rd century CE

Stamped Amphora Handle

1st-3rd century CE

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Stamped

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman

Period

Roman Imperial period, Middle

Century

1st-3rd century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

18 cm (7 1/16 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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