Bronze stamp
The inscription LHERFLO signifies Lucius Herennius Florus, the name of the owner of the villa at Boscoreale from which the Museum's frescoes come. The stamp was presumably his property and likely served as the official seal of the household used to mark provisions. On the ring in intaglio is a second seal in the form of a winged caduceus, the staff of Mercury, god of commerce. Many such bronze seals have been found in the excavations at the nearby towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum, although stamps with intaglio on both ring and plate are less common.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bronze stamp
- Period: Early Imperial
- Date: 1st century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Bronze
- Dimensions: Other: 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm)
- Classification: Bronzes
- Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1930
- Object Number: 30.11.2
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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