VA·17
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| Reading in transliteration: | ị? |
| Reading in original script: | ?
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| Object: | VA·17 Arsago Seprio (bowl) |
| Position: | bottom, inside |
| Direction of writing: | ambiguous |
| Script: | unknown |
| Letter height: | 2 cm0.787 in <br /> |
| Number of letters: | 2 |
| Number of words: | 1 |
| Number of lines: | 1 |
| Workmanship: | scratched after firing |
| Condition: | complete, damaged |
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| Archaeological culture: | Augustan [from object] |
| Date of inscription: | late 1st c. BC [from object] |
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| Type: | unknown |
| Language: | unknown |
| Meaning: | unknown |
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| Alternative sigla: | Morandi 2004: 117 |
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| Sources: | Morandi 2004: 601 f. no. 117 |
Images
 Inscription VA·17 from Morandi
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 Inscription VA·17 from Morandi
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 Patera VA·17 Arsago Seprio with inscription VA·17
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 Inscription VA·17
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Commentary
First published in Morandi 2004: 601 f., no. 117.
Images in Morandi 2004: 603, fig. 16.117 (drawing) and tav. XVII.117 (photo).
Inscribed on the inside of the patera below the outer rim. Both characters are fragmentary; orientation and writing direction are unclear. Morandi reads (dextroverse) ui and interprets the sequence as an abbreviation of uini at the same necropolis, but the identification of the letters – specifically retrograde upsilon 
with a rounded bar – is highly doubtful. Probably a non-script mark.
