Terracotta transport amphora
Stamped inscriptions indicate the month (Panamos) the amphora was made, the name of the magistrate (Pythogenes) in office at the time, and the name of the amphora's maker (Hephaistion).
Left handle: ἐ[πι Πυ]θογενεῦς Δευτέρου Πανάμου
Right handle: Ήφαιστίωνος
A typical Rhodian amphora with stamps on the upper parts of the handles, giving the maker’s name and the date of manufacture.
Left handle: ἐ[πι Πυ]θογενεῦς Δευτέρου Πανάμου
Right handle: Ήφαιστίωνος
A typical Rhodian amphora with stamps on the upper parts of the handles, giving the maker’s name and the date of manufacture.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta transport amphora
- Period: Hellenistic
- Date: late 3rd–mid-2nd century BCE
- Culture: Greek, Rhodian
- Medium: Terracotta
- Dimensions: H. 31 15/16 in. (81.2 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.357
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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ca. 530 BCE
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