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Inscribed on the inside bottom of the small vessel, with {{c||C|d}}{{c||E7|d}} on one and {{c||S}}{{c||I|d}}{{c||I|d}} on the other side of the decorative circle which surrounds the stamp in the centre. The reading as a single word ''cese'' (Bianchetti, {{bib|Kretschmer 1905}}: 98, {{bib|Rhŷs 1913}}: 60) or {{w||cesii}} ({{bib|Herbig 1906}}: 195, n. 2, {{bib|Danielsson 1909}}: 31, n. 3, Whatmough {{bib|PID}} 118, no. 317; uncertain {{bib|Morandi 2004}}: 558, no. 57) is found in all publications, though the reason for the arrangement is not evident – the whole sequence would easily have fit if written along the side. If read as one word, {{w||cesii}} is preferable: the two verticals at the end are smaller, as if to indicate that they should be read differently than the two full-length verticals of cursive epsilon {{c||E7|d}}; genitives are overall prevalent in the Latin graffiti from [[In Persona]]. For this reason and because the document was found in the same grave as at least one, probably two other inscriptions ([[VB·13]], [[VB·11]]), {{w||cesii}} is likely an owner's inscription. | Inscribed on the inside bottom of the small vessel, with {{c||C|d}}{{c||E7|d}} on one and {{c||S}}{{c||I|d}}{{c||I|d}} on the other side of the decorative circle which surrounds the stamp in the centre. The reading as a single word ''cese'' (Bianchetti, {{bib|Kretschmer 1905}}: 98, {{bib|Rhŷs 1913}}: 60) or {{w||cesii}} ({{bib|Herbig 1906}}: 195, n. 2, {{bib|Danielsson 1909}}: 31, n. 3, Whatmough {{bib|PID}} 118, no. 317; uncertain {{bib|Morandi 2004}}: 558, no. 57) is found in all publications, though the reason for the arrangement is not evident – the whole sequence would easily have fit if written along the side. If read as one word, {{w||cesii}} is preferable: the two verticals at the end are smaller, as if to indicate that they should be read differently than the two full-length verticals of cursive epsilon {{c||E7|d}}; genitives are overall prevalent in the Latin graffiti from [[In Persona]]. For this reason and because the document was found in the same grave as at least one, probably two other inscriptions ([[VB·13]], [[VB·11]]), {{w||cesii}} is likely an owner's inscription. | ||
See also ''' | See also '''{{bib|Morandi 1999b}}: 325, no. 16'''. | ||
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Revision as of 12:14, 3 August 2024
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| Reading in transliteration: | cesii |
| Reading in original script: |    
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| Object: | VB·12 Ornavasso (cup) |
| Position: | bottom, inside |
| Direction of writing: | dextroverse |
| Script: | Latin script |
| Letter height: | 0.5–1.1 cm0.197 in <br />0.433 in <br /> |
| Number of letters: | 5 |
| Number of words: | 1 |
| Number of lines: | 1 |
| Workmanship: | scratched after firing |
| Condition: | complete |
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| Archaeological culture: | Roman imperial period [from object] |
| Date of inscription: | second half of 1st c. AD [from object] |
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| Type: | prob. mark of possessor |
| Language: | perhaps Celtic |
| Meaning: | 'of Cesios' (?) |
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| Alternative sigla: | Whatmough 1933 (PID): 317 Morandi 2004: 57 |
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| Sources: | Morandi 2004: 558 no. 57 |
Images
 Inscription VB·12 and pottery stamp on VB·12 Ornavasso
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Commentary
First published in Bianchetti 1895: 68 (no. 6), 283. Examined for LexLep on 20th April 2024.
Inscribed on the inside bottom of the small vessel, with on one and on the other side of the decorative circle which surrounds the stamp in the centre. The reading as a single word cese (Bianchetti, Kretschmer 1905: 98, Rhŷs 1913: 60) or cesii (Herbig 1906: 195, n. 2, Danielsson 1909: 31, n. 3, Whatmough PID 118, no. 317; uncertain Morandi 2004: 558, no. 57) is found in all publications, though the reason for the arrangement is not evident – the whole sequence would easily have fit if written along the side. If read as one word, cesii is preferable: the two verticals at the end are smaller, as if to indicate that they should be read differently than the two full-length verticals of cursive epsilon ; genitives are overall prevalent in the Latin graffiti from In Persona. For this reason and because the document was found in the same grave as at least one, probably two other inscriptions (VB·13, VB·11), cesii is likely an owner's inscription.
See also Morandi 1999b: 325, no. 16.
Bibliography
| Bianchetti 1895 | Enrico Bianchetti, I sepolcreti di Ornavasso [= Atti della Società di Archeologia e Belle Arti della provincia di Torino 6], Torino: Paravia 1895. |
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| Danielsson 1909 | Olof August Danielsson, Zu den venetischen und lepontischen Inschriften [= Skrifter utgivna av Kungliga Humanistiska Vetenskaps-Samfundet i Uppsala 13.1], Uppsala – Leipzig: 1909. |
