BG·28.1
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| Reading in transliteration: | pit[ |
| Reading in original script: |    [
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| Variant reading: | lit[ [
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| Object: | BG·28 Ghisalba (bottle) (Inscriptions: BG·28.1, BG·28.2) |
| Position: | shoulder, outside |
| Orientation: | 0° |
| Direction of writing: | dextroverse |
| Script: | North Italic script (Lepontic alphabet) |
| Number of letters: | 3 |
| Number of words: | 1 |
| Number of lines: | 1 |
| Workmanship: | scratched |
| Condition: | damaged |
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| Archaeological culture: | La Tène C 2 [from object] |
| Date of inscription: | early 2nd c. BC [from object] |
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| Type: | prob. mark of manufacturer |
| Language: | perhaps Celtic |
| Meaning: | abbreviation (?) |
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| Alternative sigla: | Morandi 2004: 285 A |
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| Sources: | Morandi 2004: 711 no. 285 A |
Images
 Inscription BG·28.1 from Morandi
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Commentary
First published (?) in Morandi 2004: 711, no. 285 A.
Images in Morandi 2004: 711 (drawing) and Morandi 2007: 303, fig. 304 (photo; larger on p. 386, fig. 279).
Of two short sequences inscribed in divergent directions on the shoulder of the bottle, the one on the right. pit/lit is unambiguous, but followed by a damaged area from which further scratches appear to protrude. Morandi (also 2007: 303, no. 37) assumes two further letters which are impossible to identify, speculating that the last one might be upsilon (
judging by his drawing) → pitiu. The scratches in the drawing do not, however, suggest letter shapes. If pit/lit is complete, cf. pit/lit twice on ceramic vessels in the area of Bergamo – a manufacturer's mark? Probably an abbreviation of a personal name (thus also Morandi), see the word pages.
