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Images in '''{{bib|Tizzoni 1985}}: tav. 32 d''', {{bib|Solinas 1995}}: LXVI c (photo), {{bib|Morandi 2004}}: 279, fig. 27.249 (drawing).
Images in '''{{bib|Tizzoni 1985}}: tav. 32 d''', {{bib|Solinas 1995}}: LXVI c (photo), {{bib|Morandi 2004}}: 279, fig. 27.249 (drawing).


Inscribed upright on the bottom of the olla, the letters are very faded. The reading is based on Solinas; all letters but tau can be made out in the photo.
Inscribed upright on the bottom of the olla, the letters are very faded. The reading is based on Solinas; all letters but tau can be made out in the photo. {{w||mita}} can be interpreted as a personal name, but may not be etymologically Celtic (see the word page).
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Latest revision as of 21:12, 25 March 2025

Inscription
Reading in transliteration: miṭa
Reading in original script: A s?I sM4 s

Object: BS·20 Remedello (pot)
Position: bottom, outside
Orientation:
Direction of writing: sinistroverse
Script: North Italic script (Lepontic alphabet)
Number of letters: 4
Number of words: 1
Number of lines: 1
Workmanship: scratched after firing
Condition: complete, damaged

Archaeological culture: La Tène D [from object]
Date of inscription: late 2nd–1st c. BC [from object]

Type: unknown
Language: perhaps Celtic
Meaning: 'Mita'

Alternative sigla: Solinas 1995: 51
Morandi 2004: 249

Sources: Morandi 2004: 678–680

Images

Commentary

Images in Tizzoni 1985: tav. 32 d, Solinas 1995: LXVI c (photo), Morandi 2004: 279, fig. 27.249 (drawing).

Inscribed upright on the bottom of the olla, the letters are very faded. The reading is based on Solinas; all letters but tau can be made out in the photo. mita can be interpreted as a personal name, but may not be etymologically Celtic (see the word page).

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