NO·9
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| Inscription | |
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| Reading in transliteration: | moc |
| Reading in original script: |   
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| Object: | NO·9 Oleggio (bowl) |
| Position: | bottom, outside |
| Direction of writing: | dextroverse |
| Script: | Latin script |
| Number of letters: | 3 |
| Number of words: | 1 |
| Number of lines: | 1 |
| Workmanship: | scratched after firing |
| Condition: | complete |
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| Archaeological culture: | La Tène C 2 [from object] |
| Date of inscription: | last quarter of 2nd c. BC [from object] |
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| Type: | unknown |
| Language: | prob. Celtic |
| Meaning: | abbreviation (?) |
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| Alternative sigla: | Morandi 2004: 85 |
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| Sources: | Morandi 2004: 578 |
Commentary
First published in Gambari 1999: 389, no. 6.
Inscribed on the bottom of the bowl near the rim of the foot; "lettere regolari latine" according to Gambari, probably an abbreviation of the same name as NO·17.1 moc, though the objects are dated over a century apart. In fact a bit strange to have a Latin inscription so early; Gambari says early 1st c. BC based on "caratteristiche epigrafiche" (which, I'd like to know), which is still early. Cf. Mennella 1992 (?).
