II.1.1 441. Unclassified marks, 575-550 B.C.E.
Monument
Type
Base fragment and wall up to rim with handle.
Material
Clay.
Dimensions (cm)
H., W., Th., Diam..
Additional description
Two joining fragments (base and wall with handle). N. Ionia, stemless cup, 575-550 B.C.E.
Find place
Berezan.
Find context
Northwestern sector, Area Б, grid square 32, pit 9.
Find circumstances
Found in 1979, excavations of L.V. Kopeykina.
Modern location
Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Institution and inventory
The State Hermitage Museum, Б.79.33.
Autopsy
August 2016.
Epigraphic field 1
Position
Floor centre, interior.
Lettering
Graffito.
Letterheights (cm)
5
Text 1
Category
Unclassified mark (commercial?).
Date
575-550 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
The mark is either a branch, or a long line with with 17 short crosslines.
Images
Epigraphic field 2
Position
Base, underside.
Lettering
Graffito.
Text 2
Category
Unclassified mark (Trademark?)
Date
575-550 B.C.E.
Dating criteria
Palaeography.
<div type="textpart" subtype="inscription" n="2">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/>
<lb n="2"/>
</ab>
</div>Apparatus criticus
Translation
Commentary
The mark has the shape of an anchor.
Images
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