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Amphora Handle with Greek Stamp

Amphora Handle with Greek Stamp

Amphora · 4th-1st century BCE
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.
Shape
Amphora
Period
Hellenistic period
Date
4th-1st century BCE
Culture
Greek
Findspot
Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rhodes
Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Accession Number
2008.68
Image Source
harvard
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)