ISic020564: ISic020564

I.Sicily with the permission of the Assessorato Regionale dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana - Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana
I.Sicily with the permission of the Assessorato Regionale dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana - Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana
ID
ISic020564
Language
Ancient Greek
Status
draft
Text type
votive
Object type
vessel

Edition

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Apparatus criticus

  • Text after Arena (IGASM 2)

Physical description

Support

Description
Fragment of foot of a black-glazed vessel (Attic).
Object type
vessel
Object condition
fragment
Dimensions
height: cm, width: cm, depth: cm

Material

Description
ceramic
Type > subtype
ceramic > unverified

Inscription

Layout
The text is placed on the underside of the foot.
Text condition
complete
Technique
scratched
Pigment
No data
Lettering
No data
Letter heights
Line 1: mm
Interlinear heights

Provenance

Place of origin
Sabucina
Provenance found
Found in Sabucina.
Map

Current location

Place
Agrigento, Sicilia
Repository
Museo Regionale Archeologico Pietro Griffo
Autopsy
No Autopsy
Map

Date

500—480 BCE (so Arena on letters and vessel type). (500 BC - 480 BC)
Evidence
lettering, material-context

Text type

votive

commentary

According to Arena, the expression - which is itself an oxymoron - is to be understood as equivalent to ΔᜐφηΌέω, 'use words of good omen' or 'avoid all unlucky words', a meaning that would be confirmed by the sacred context in which the vase was found, the sanctuary of the indigenous centre of Sabucina.

Bibliography

Digital editions
  • TM: -
  • EDR: -
  • EDH: -
  • EDCS: -
  • PHI: -
Printed editions

Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Valentina Mignosa
Contributors
Last revision
5/13/2021