Caption

Fragment of the spout and stamped vise of a Sinopean amphora. The spout is a low, semicircular cylinder; the vise is oval in cross-section. On its upper surface is a partially impressed stamp of the astynomas Femios, son of Theopeithos. The first line of the legend the astynomas' titulary is missing; the second and third lines contain the astynomas' name and patronymic. To the right of the legend is an emblem showing a man trampling grapes placed in a basket. 2nd half of the 3rd century BC. Sinope origin. Height 7.9 cm; width 10.7 cm., A fragment of a textured terracotta object rests on a smooth surface, showing a curved rim and a thicker cylindrical section with worn edges; the object is a light brown to beige color with small darker speckles, and it casts a soft shadow on the surface; the background and surface are shades of gray and darker gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_004

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.4Mb (2.8Mb) / 17.5in x 11.7in / 5242 x 3495 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment spout stamped vise Sinopean amphora low semicircular cylinder vise oval cross-section upper surface partially impressed stamp astynomas Femios son Theopeithos first line legend astynomas titulary missing second third lines contain name patronymic right emblem showing man trampling grapes placed basket 2nd half 3rd century BC Sinope origin Height 7.9 cm width 10.7 cm fragment textured terracotta object rests smooth surface showing curved rim thicker cylindrical section worn edges light brown beige color small darker speckles casts soft shadow surface background shades gray darker gray.