II.1.1 168. Production dipinto and commercial(?) graffito notation, 575-550 B.C.E.
Monument
Type
Base and wall fragment of cup.
Material
Clay.
Dimensions (cm)
H., W., Th., Diam..
Additional description
North Ionia, stemless cup, 575-550 B.C.E.
Find place
Berezan.
Find context
Grid square 141-160, grey-clay layer, depth down to 0.85 m.
Find circumstances
Found in 1976, excavations of L.V. Kopeykina.
Modern location
Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Institution and inventory
The State Hermitage Museum, Б.76.40.
Autopsy
August 2016.
Epigraphic field 1
Position
Base, underside.
Lettering
Dipinto in red.
Letterheights (cm)
Unknown.
Text 1
Category
Incertum.
Date
575-550 B.C.E.
Dating criteria
Ceramic date.
<div type="textpart" subtype="inscription" n="1">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/>
<lb n="2"/>
</ab>
</div>
Apparatus criticus
Translation
Commentary
The painted mark is difficult to make out. It certainly preceeds Text 2 cut on top of the painted mark.
Epigraphic field 2
Position
Base, underside.
Lettering
Graffito.
Letterheights (cm)
1.5-1.6
Text 2
Category
Commercial notation.
Date
575-550 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