SZ-71

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Inscription
Transliteration:	iθii
Original script:
Object:	SZ-71 statuette (bronze)
Position:	side"side" is not in the list (front, back, top, bottom, inside, outside, neck, shoulder, foot, handle, ...) of allowed values for the "position" property.
Script:	unknown
Direction of writing:	ambiguous
Letter height:	1.8 cm
Number of characters:	4
Number of lines:	1
Craftsmanship:	embossed
Current condition:	complete, restored
Date of inscription:	late 5th century BC [from object]
Date derived from:	typology [from object]
Language:	unknown
Meaning:	unknown
Alternative sigla:	LIR SA-21 TM 218441
Sources:	Schumacher 2004: 149

Images

Object SZ-71 statuette with inscription SZ-71.

Inscription SZ-71.

Commentary

First published in Schumacher 1992. Autopsied by TIR in November 2013.

Pictures in Walde-Psenner 1976: Abb. 77 and Schumacher 2004: Taf. 6,3 (photo = LIR).

Length 1.9 cm; embossed on the horse's shoulder and barrel. Probably non-script. See here for a discussion of possible interpretations of inscriptions with doubtful status.

Bibliography

LIR	Alberto Mancini, Le Iscrizioni Retiche [= Quaderni del dipartimento di linguistica, Università degli studi di Firenze Studi 8–9], Padova: Unipress 2009–10. (2 volumes)