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First published in {{bib|Pellegrini 1951}}: 315 f. (no. 15b). Autopsied by TIR in October 2014. | First published in {{bib|Pellegrini 1951}}: 315 f. (no. 15b). Autopsied by TIR in October 2014. | ||
Images in {{bib|Pellegrini 1951}}: 313 (15b) (drawing), {{bib|LIR}} ( | Images in {{bib|Pellegrini 1951}}: 313 (15b) (drawing), {{bib|LIR}} (drawing) = {{bib|IR}}. | ||
Inscribed on the back of the bronze, starting from the tail fin, with characters extending over the entire breadth of the object. Length of the entire sequence 9.5 cm. After the first six characters, which appear to be letters, a hasta with three bars, two sloping downward, one upward. The character was originally read as {{c||V}} in reference to {{w||enpeθav}} in [[index::SZ-1.2]]; {{bib|IR|Mancini}} suggested an alternative reading {{c||K}}. After a gap of about 0.5 cm, a St. Andrew's cross overlaid by five short verticals; beyond the drilled hole, another group of lines (see drawing). The latter two groups are clearly ornamental, but note the near-equivalence of the elements of the middle group with that in [[index::SZ-1.2]]. The inscription may well be a factory mark – note that [[index::SZ-1.2]] appears on a very similar fish-shaped bronze. The letters could either spell out (part of) a name or other designation, or represent pseudo-script. {{bib|Pellegrini 1951}}: 328 suggests a pricemark. Cp. [[index::SZ-4.2]] / [[index::SZ-5.2]], also similar bronzes, with the same symbol on the back. | Inscribed on the back of the bronze, starting from the tail fin, with characters extending over the entire breadth of the object. Length of the entire sequence 9.5 cm. After the first six characters, which appear to be letters, a hasta with three bars, two sloping downward, one upward. The character was originally read as {{c||V}} in reference to {{w||enpeθav}} in [[index::SZ-1.2]]; {{bib|IR|Mancini}} suggested an alternative reading {{c||K}}. After a gap of about 0.5 cm, a St. Andrew's cross overlaid by five short verticals; beyond the drilled hole, another group of lines (see drawing). The latter two groups are clearly ornamental, but note the near-equivalence of the elements of the middle group with that in [[index::SZ-1.2]]. The inscription may well be a factory mark – note that [[index::SZ-1.2]] appears on a very similar fish-shaped bronze. The letters could either spell out (part of) a name or other designation, or represent pseudo-script. {{bib|Pellegrini 1951}}: 328 suggests a pricemark. Cp. [[index::SZ-4.2]] / [[index::SZ-5.2]], also similar bronzes, with the same symbol on the back. | ||
Revision as of 01:27, 8 February 2015
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| Transliteration: | enpeθa?§ |
| Original script: | ?    
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| Object: | SZ-15 bronze (bronze) (Inscriptions: SZ-15.1, SZ-15.2) |
| Position: | back |
| Script: | North Italic script (Sanzeno alphabet) |
| Direction of writing: | sinistroverse |
| Letter height: | 11 cm <br /> – 1.8 cm |
| Number of letters: | 6 |
| Number of lines: | 1 |
| Craftsmanship: | embossed |
| Current condition: | complete |
| Date of inscription: | 5th–1st centuries BC [from object] |
| Date derived from: | archaeological context [from object] |
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| Language: | unknown |
| Meaning: | unknown |
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| Alternative sigla: | IR 28 LIR SA-3b |
| Sources: | Schumacher 2004: 135, 336 |
Images
 Object SZ-15 bronze with inscription SZ-15.2 - rear side.
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Commentary
First published in Pellegrini 1951: 315 f. (no. 15b). Autopsied by TIR in October 2014.
Images in Pellegrini 1951: 313 (15b) (drawing), LIR (drawing) = IR.
Inscribed on the back of the bronze, starting from the tail fin, with characters extending over the entire breadth of the object. Length of the entire sequence 9.5 cm. After the first six characters, which appear to be letters, a hasta with three bars, two sloping downward, one upward. The character was originally read as 
in reference to enpeθav in SZ-1.2; Mancini suggested an alternative reading 
. After a gap of about 0.5 cm, a St. Andrew's cross overlaid by five short verticals; beyond the drilled hole, another group of lines (see drawing). The latter two groups are clearly ornamental, but note the near-equivalence of the elements of the middle group with that in SZ-1.2. The inscription may well be a factory mark – note that SZ-1.2 appears on a very similar fish-shaped bronze. The letters could either spell out (part of) a name or other designation, or represent pseudo-script. Pellegrini 1951: 328 suggests a pricemark. Cp. SZ-4.2 / SZ-5.2, also similar bronzes, with the same symbol on the back.
Further references: Mayr 1952: 176 f. (15b), Vetter 1954: 70 (15b).
Bibliography
| IR | Alberto Mancini, "Iscrizioni retiche", Studi Etruschi 43 (1975), 249–306. |
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| 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) |
| Mayr 1952 | Karl M. Mayr, "Zu den Inschriften der Votive von Sanzeno", Der Schlern 26 (1952), 175–177. |
