II.1.1 210. Commercial(?) notation and unclassified mark, 450-425 B.C.E.
Monument
Type
Amphora.
Material
Clay.
Dimensions (cm)
H.67.0 (preserved), W., Th., Diam.31.6.
Additional description
Chios, 450-425 B.C.E. (Monakhov et al. 2019, 85, Hermitage Ch.29, swollen neck type). Parts of the walls, and all of the lower part missing.
Find place
Berezan.
Find context
Necropolis, grid square 342, Burial 101, niche cover.
Find circumstances
Found in 1984, excavations of Ya.V. Domansky.
Modern location
Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Institution and inventory
The State Hermitage Museum, Б.84.407.
Autopsy
Non vidi.
Epigraphic field 1
Position
Neck, exterior, behind the handle.
Lettering
Graffito.
Letterheights (cm)
Unknown.
Text 1
Category
Unclassified mark (commercial?)
Date
450-425 B.C.E.
Dating criteria
, .
<div type="textpart" subtype="inscription" n="1">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/>
<lb n="2"/>
</ab>
</div>Apparatus criticus
Translation
Commentary
Roughly drawn grid, with four long horizontal lined, crossed by 5 or six short verticals. The purpose is unclear, hence my designation - unclassified mark.
Images
Epigraphic field 2
Position
Neck, lower part.
Lettering
Graffito.
Text 2
Category
Commercial notation.
Date
450-425 B.C.E.
Dating criteria
, .
<div type="textpart" subtype="inscription" n="2">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/>
<lb n="2"/>
</ab>
</div>Apparatus criticus
Translation
Commentary
Monakhov reads ΠΑ, but there are clearly other strokes there as well (on Monakhov's drawing and on the photo). I refrain from providing a reading on the basis of photos at my disposal (taken by S.L. Solovyov). Autopsy is needed.
Images
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