II.1.1 262. Commercial(?) notations, ca. 550-525 B.C.E.
Monument
Type
Oil lamp.
Material
Clay.
Dimensions (cm)
H., W., Th., Diam..
Additional description
Oil lamp, Ionian, open type, type 12B, close to nos. 76-78 (Agora IV), ca. 3rd qtr VI cent BCE.
Find place
Berezan, Ukraine.
Find context
Sector А, Pit 97.
Find circumstances
Found in 1913, excavations of E.R. Shtern.
Modern location
Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Institution and inventory
The State Hermitage Museum, Б.385.
Autopsy
August 2016.
Epigraphic field 1
Position
On top surface.
Lettering
Graffito.
Letterheights (cm)
Unknown.
Text 1
Category
Commercial (or ownership?) notation
Date
Ca. 550-525 B.C.E.
Dating criteria
Ceramic date.
<div type="textpart" subtype="inscription" n="1">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/>ΔΗ?
<lb n="2"/>
</ab>
</div>
Apparatus criticus
Translation
Commentary
Epigraphic field 2
Position
On top surface.
Lettering
Graffito.
Text 2
Category
Commercial(?)
Date
550-525 B.C.E.
Dating criteria
Ceramic date.
<div type="textpart" subtype="inscription" n="2">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/>Δ?
<lb n="2"/>
</ab>
</div>
Apparatus criticus