VA·23 Arsago Seprio
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| Classification: | unidentifiable potsherd |
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| Material: | pottery |
| Size: | height 9 cm, width 4.7 cm, thickness 0.5–1 cm (of fragment) |
| Condition: | fragmentary |
| Autopsy by: | Corinna Salomon |
| Date of autopsy: | Apr 30 2022 |
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| Archaeological culture: | La Tène D |
| Date: | late 2nd–1st c. BC |
| Date derived from: | archaeological context |
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| Site: | Arsago Seprio (Varese, Lombardia, Italy) |
| Field name: | Sant'Ambrogio |
| Archaeological context: | stray find |
| Coordinates (approx.): | 45° 41' 1.31" N, 8° 44' 2.68" E |
| Find date: | 1986–1987 |
| Find circumstances: | excavation |
| Finder: | Soprintendenza Archeologica della Lombardia |
| Current location: | Civico Museo Archeologico (Arsago Seprio) |
| Inventory no.: | St 61497 |
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| Inscription: | VA·23 (etu) |
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| Alternative sigla: | Morandi 2004: 123 |
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| Sources: | Morandi 2004: 605 no. 123 |
Images
 Fragment VA·23 Arsago Seprio
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 Fragment VA·23 Arsago Seprio with inscription VA·23
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Commentary
Images in Veronesi 1990: tav. XXIVc (drawing).
Fragment of a large vessel of domestic pottery, found without context during the excavation 1986/1987 of the Sant'Ambrogio necropolis; see Volontè Fredini 1990: 72 for a detailed description. Dating from Morandi.
