II.1.1 159. Production or commercial? dipinto and commercial graffiti,
Monument
Type
Amphora.
Material
Clay.
Dimensions (cm)
H., W., Th., Diam..
Additional description
Lesbos, 525-500 B.C.E. (Monakhov et al. 2019, p. 103-104, Hermitage LR.8).
Find place
Berezan.
Find context
Northwestern sector, Area A, pit 25.
Find circumstances
Found in 1973, excavations of L.V. Kopeykina.
Modern location
Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Institution and inventory
The State Hermitage Museum, Б.73.337.
Autopsy
Non vidi.
Epigraphic field 1
Position
Neck, behind handle.
Lettering
Dipinto.
Letterheights (cm)
Unknown.
Text 1
Category
Commercial notation.
Date
525-500 B.C.E.
Dating criteria
Ceramic date.
<div type="textpart" subtype="inscription" n="1">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/><orig>+</orig>
<lb n="2"/>
</ab>
</div>Apparatus criticus
Translation
Commentary
A cross-shaped dipinto mark is painted behind the handle, which is a somewhat awkward position.
Images
Epigraphic field 2
Position
Shoulder, exterior.
Lettering
Graffito.
Text 2
Category
Commercial notation.
Date
525-500 B.C.E.
Dating criteria
Ceramic date.
<div type="textpart" subtype="inscription" n="2">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/><orig>Λ</orig>
<lb n="2"/>
</ab>
</div>Apparatus criticus
Translation
Commentary
Jonhston 2004 refers to "lambda-shaped" marks. It is perhaps hard to be certain whether such shapes are lambdas especially when one of the legs is slightly shorter than the other.
Images
Epigraphic field 3
Position
Handle, overside.
Lettering
Graffito.
Letterheights (cm)
Unknown.
Text 3
Category
Commercial notation.
Date
525-500 B.C.E.
Dating criteria
Ceramic date.
<div type="textpart" subtype="inscription" n="3">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/>
<lb n="2"/>
</ab>
</div>Apparatus criticus
Translation
Commentary
Six short strokes across the length of the handle.
Images
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