VA·27 Arsago Seprio
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| Classification: | bowl |
| Archaeological Type: | patera |
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| Material: | pottery |
| Size: | height 4.6 cm, diam. 20.1 cm |
| Condition: | broken, repaired, incomplete |
| 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: | grave 4/autumn 1993 |
| Coordinates (approx.): | 45° 40' 58.18" N, 8° 44' 2.56" E |
| Find date: | 1993 |
| Find circumstances: | excavation |
| Finder: | Soprintendenza Archeologica della Lombardia |
| Current location: | Civico Museo Archeologico (Arsago Seprio) |
| Inventory no.: | St 103071 |
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| Inscription: | VA·27 (kaio) |
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| Alternative sigla: | Morandi 2004: 127 |
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| Sources: | Morandi 2004: 607 no. 127 |
Images
 Patera VA·27 Arsago Seprio
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 Patera VA·27 Arsago Seprio with inscription VA·27
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Commentary
Image in Rapi 2009c: 540, fig. 3.5 (drawing).
Unglazed patera found in grave 4 (excavation autumn 1993) of the Sant'Ambrogio necropolis. Dating from Morandi 2004 (in keeping with the dating of the archaeological context); Morandi 2001: 14, no. 9 gives the 2nd century BC.
