II.1.1 118. Production, pre-firing graffito, and commercial marks, V century B.C.E.
Monument
Type
Amphora.
Material
Clay.
Dimensions (cm)
H., W., Th., Diam..
Additional description
Lesbos, V century B.C.E. Neck fragment.
Find place
Berezan.
Find context
Sector "Г", southeastern part, yellow-clay layer, depth to 2.2 m.
Find circumstances
Found in 1970, excavations of K.S. Gorbunova.
Modern location
Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Institution and inventory
The State Hermitage Museum, Б.70.221.
Autopsy
August 2016.
Epigraphic field 1
Position
Floor centre, interior.
Lettering
Graffito.
Letterheights (cm)
5
Text 1
Category
pre-firing graffito
Date
V century B.C.E.
Dating criteria
Palaeography.
<div type="textpart" subtype="inscription" n="1">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/>
<lb n="2"/>
</ab>
</div>
Apparatus criticus
Translation
Commentary
Epigraphic field 2
Position
Base, underside.
Lettering
Graffito.
Text 2
Category
commercial?
Date
V century B.C.E.
Dating criteria
Ceramic date.
<div type="textpart" subtype="inscription" n="2">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/>
<lb n="2"/>
</ab>
</div>
Apparatus criticus