VA·17
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| Reading in transliteration: | ụị |
| Reading in original script: |  
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| Object: | VA·17 Arsago Seprio (bowl) |
| Position: | bottom, inside |
| Direction of writing: | ambiguous |
| Script: | unknown |
| Number of letters: | 2 |
| Number of words: | 1 |
| Number of lines: | 1 |
| Workmanship: | scratched |
| 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 near what appears to be the outer rim; both characters are fragmentary. The reading ui is Morandi's, who interprets it as an abbreviation of uini at the same necropolis (see the word page), but the identification of the letters – specifically upsilon with a rounded bar – is highly doubtful.
