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LOT 0529
Greek Terracotta Amphora Handle Fragment with Stamp by Manufacturer Satyros for the Magistrate Thrasonos
CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
3 1/8 in. (130 grams, 80 mm).
With rectangular stamp possibly bearing the names 'ΣΑΤΥΡΟ (SATYROS) Θ[ράσωνος] (Thrasonos)', and short handled trident to left. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
Cf. similar example in Metropolitan Museum, accession no. 74.51.2424, with the name of other manufacturer; cf. Grace, V., ‘Stamped Amphora handles found in 1931-1932’ in Hesperia, 3, 1934, pp.197-310, for hundreds of similar examples.
FootnotesThe legend of the stamp usually comprises three elements, in full or abbreviated form: a) the name of a magistrate whose purpose was to date the amphora. In our case possibly Θράσωνος b) the name of the “fabricant” (manufacturer), who played a part in the production of the amphora (here SATYROS), c) ethnic element indicating the production’s place (maybe, here, associated with the the Θ of Θράσωνος, Knidos).
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LOT 0529
Greek Terracotta Amphora Handle Fragment with Stamp by Manufacturer Satyros for the Magistrate Thrasonos
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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