Brickstamp, Rome Alison E. Cooley AEC/ASHL AN1872.1497.xml Oxford Ashmolean Museum AN1872.1497 AshLI 194 Coll. Ref: 13 Roman catalogue: 377

A circular orbicular stamp (0.10), with a large orbiculus (0.033 extending into the central section of the stamp. The orbiculus has a hollowed centre, incorporating a smaller circle within it. It is in a good condition, apart from some minor damage on one side. Brick: 0.156+ 0.14+ 0.038+

There are two lines of letters around the edge of the stamp, running in concentric circles, with the additional word COS stamped across the central circular section, which also contains an image of an ear of corn. The letters VR are ligatured in MVR, line 1.

outer line, 0.009; inner line, 0.01; central, 0.009 Rome AD 134 (consular date). This brickstamp was part of a collection of brickstamps from Rome, Ostia, and Portus given to the Ashmolean by J.H. Parker, Keeper of Antiquities in the Ashmolean Museum (1870-84), after a visit to Rome in the winter months of 1871/2. It is currently in store. Photograph
Ex figlinis Macedonianis Statili Maximi officina Murini servi Serviano III et Varo consulibus

From the Macedonian brickyards of Statilius Maximus, production-unit of Murinus, slave. In the consulship of Servianus for the third time and Varus.

The owner of these brickyards, T. Statilius Maximus Severus Hadrianus, was suffect consul in AD 115 (PIR2 S836) (Setälä 1977: p.186). He also owned the figlinae Brutianae (cf. Bodel 1983: p.57), which had previously been owned by M. Rutilius Lupus (see also AN1872.1482(1), 1483(1*), 1484(2), 1487(5)) (Steinby 1974-75: p.28).

Ashmolean Museum Department of Antiquities MS Accession Register 1872.1497(13); CIL XV.1 no.288.5 (from an impression sent by Waldstein) (Dressel 1891).

Online: EDCS-31600432 [accessed 11/12/14]

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