BS·20
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| Reading in transliteration: | miṭa |
| Reading in original script: |  ? 
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| Object: | BS·20 Remedello (pot) |
| Position: | bottom, outside |
| Orientation: | 0° |
| 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 |
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| Archaeological culture: | La Tène D [from object] |
| Date of inscription: | late 2nd–1st c. BC [from object] |
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| Type: | unknown |
| Language: | perhaps Celtic |
| Meaning: | 'Mita' |
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| Alternative sigla: | Solinas 1995: 51 Morandi 2004: 249 |
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| Sources: | Morandi 2004: 678–680 |
Images
 Drawing of inscription BS·20 from Morandi 2004
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 Olla BS·20 Remedello with inscription BS·20 from Solinas 1995
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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).
