Stamped terracotta mortarium fragment
The rim bears an oblong stamp containing the word HERMOGENOUS (of Hermogenes) in Greek, indicating the name of the maker or, more likely, the factory owner. Other mortaria with the same stamp have been found at numerous sites around the coasts of the eastern Mediterranean, indicating how these vessels were distributed by means of maritime trade.
Artwork Details
- Title: Stamped terracotta mortarium fragment
- Period: Late Imperial
- Date: late 3rd–4th century CE
- Culture: Roman, North Syrian
- Medium: Terracotta
- Dimensions: Other: 2 1/4 x 2 3/8 x 1 3/8 in. (5.7 x 6 x 3.5 cm)
- Classification: Cesnola Inscriptions
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.2439
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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late 3rd–4th century CE
Accession Number: 17.194.2385
1st half of 1st century CE
2nd century AD
2nd half of the 3rd century CE
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