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Bronze Stamp in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, February 2011

Bronze Stamp in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, February 2011
Title: Bronze stamp

Medium; Technique: Bronze

Culture: Roman

Date: 1st–2nd century A.D.

Dimensions: Overall: 1 1/8 x 2 3/4 in. (2.9 x 7 cm)

Classification: Bronzes

Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1924

Accession Number: 24.97.17

Description:

The stamp reads Veneris obsequentis, suggesting that it was used to mark products or property belonging to a temple dedicated to Venus the Propitious.

Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/greek_...

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