Amphora Handle

MS3300

From: Italy | Etruria (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS3300
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Greek | Rhodian
Provenience Italy | Etruria (uncertain)
Period Hellenistic Period
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Technique Stamped
Iconography Greek Inscription
Description

Upper part of handle, from join with neck to just below "elbow." Long, rectangular stamp inscribed in 3 lines (see image). Fine pinkish brown clay, buff slip.

Height 4.9 cm
Length 9.5 cm
Width 4.5 cm
Credit Line Museum Purchase; Subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1898

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