II.1.1 196. Commercial graffito and production(?) dipinto, 550-525 B.C.E.
Monument
Type
Amphora in multiple large fragments.
Material
Clay.
Dimensions (cm)
H.75.6, W., Th., Diam..
Additional description
Amphora, Chios, 550-525 B.C.E. (Monachov et al. 2019, p. 73, Ch5: funnel-neck type). Neck (full height) and part of rim, both handles preserved. Shoulders and belly partly preserved. Lower part to the foot is also preserved in fragments.
Find place
Berezan.
Find context
Northwestern sector, Area Б, pit 23.
Find circumstances
Found in 1984, excavations of Ya.V. Domansky.
Modern location
Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Institution and inventory
The State Hermitage Museum, Б.84.403.
Autopsy
August 2016.
Epigraphic field 1
Position
Neck, below rim.
Lettering
Dipinto.
Letterheights (cm)
Unknown.
Text 1
Category
Production(?)
Date
550-525 B.C.E.
Dating criteria
Ceramic date.
<div type="textpart" subtype="inscription" n="1">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/>
<lb n="2"/>
</ab>
</div>Apparatus criticus
Translation
Commentary
Small painted brown ring. Noted in Monachov et al. 2019, p. 73, Ch5.
Images
Epigraphic field 2
Position
Shoulder, next to the handle.
Lettering
Graffito.
Text 2
Category
Commercial notation.
Date
550-525 B.C.E.
Dating criteria
Ceramic date.
<div type="textpart" subtype="inscription" n="2">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/>ΙΙΡ
<lb n="2"/>
</ab>
</div>Apparatus criticus
Translation
Commentary
Not mentioned in Monachov et al. 2019, p. 73, Ch5 - apparently, it was noticed.
Images
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