II.1.1 31. Incertum (dedication or ownership?), 2nd half V century B.C.E.
Monument
Type
Shoulder fragment(?)
Material
Clay.
Dimensions (cm)
H.5.0 (inv), W.4.7 (inv), Th., Diam..
Additional description
Askos? North Ionia, 2nd half V century B.C.E.
Find place
Berezan.
Find context
Unknown.
Find circumstances
Found in 1900-1901, excavations of G.L. Skadovsky.
Modern location
Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Institution and inventory
The State Hermitage Museum, Б.99.
Autopsy
August 2016.
Epigraphic field
Position
Shoulder, exterior.
Lettering
Graffito. The text appears to radiate relative to centre. Slanting nu with shorter right hasta. Epsilon with downward slanting horizontals.
Letterheights (cm)
0.5-0.7
Text
Category
Incertum (dedication or ownership?)
Date
2nd half V century B.C.E.
Dating criteria
Ceramic date.
<div type="edition" xml:lang="grc">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/>[- -]ΝΕ[- -]
</ab>
</div>Apparatus criticus
Translation
Commentary
The text is partially preserved: the sherd breaks off on either side of nu and epsilon. Inscribed on the shoulder of an askos, it is not likely to be a commerial inscription. The text could have been part of a personal name (ownership graffito), dedication, or a sympotic inscription. One cannot be sure with such a small fragment, but it is likely that the text was inscribed on a complete pot rather than on a sherd.
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