VS·1 Argnou
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| Classification: | unidentifiable |
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| Material: | stone |
| Size: | max. length 6.4 cm, breadth 3.1 cm, width 0.7 cm |
| Extension (h): | 6.4 cm2.52 in <br /> |
| Condition: | fragmentary |
| Autopsy by: | Corinna Salomon |
| Date of autopsy: | Sep 30 2021 |
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| Archaeological culture: | unknown |
| Date: | unknown |
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| Site: | Argnou (fraction of: Ayent, Wallis, Switzerland) |
| Field name: | Plateau des Frisses |
| Archaeological context: | Gallo-Roman villa |
| Coordinates (approx.): | 46° 15' 36.24" N, 7° 23' 59.11" E |
| Find date: | 26 February 2003 |
| Find circumstances: | excavation |
| Finder: | Olivier Paccolat |
| Current location: | Musée cantonal d’histoire (Sion) |
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| Inscription: | VS·1 (ritiliọ[/]iponiạ) |
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| Alternative sigla: | none |
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| Sources: | Rubat Borel & Paccolat 2008: 127 f. |
Images
 Map showing the find context of VS·1 Argnou from Rubat Borel & Paccolat
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 VS·1 Argnou with inscription VS·1 from Rubat Borel & Paccolat
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 VS·1 Argnou with inscription VS·1 from Rubat Borel & Paccolat
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 Stone plaque VS·1 Argnou with inscription VS·1
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 Stone plaque VS·1 Argnou
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Commentary
Images in Rubat Borel & Paccolat 2008: 131, fig. 5 (photo) and 6 (drawing).
Found on the 26th of February 2003 below the remains of a Gallo-Roman villa (3rd–5th century AD), most likely in secondary context – evidence for an occupation of the find area in the La Tène period (4th–3rd century BC) were found to the south of the villa. See Rubat Borel & Paccolat 2008: 127 f. for details. The small, roughly rectangular plaque of local mica schist appears to be fragmentary, though Rubat Borel & Paccolat seem to assume that at least the top and left edges (as depicted in the images) are original; its function is unclear.
