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Fragment of an antler point.<br>The fragment fits to [[index::MA-15 antler]] like the figure indicates ( | Fragment of an antler point.<br>The fragment fits to [[index::MA-15 antler]] like the figure indicates (cp. {{bib|Pellegrini 1918}}: 189, fig. 27). The present fragment is the smaller one.<br>Both fragments charred; the middle section missing as well as the right side.<br>Due to the fragmentary state of the antler fragment the beginning of the [[index::MA-4|inscription]] is also missing.<br>After the accidental finding of one [[index::MA-10|antler]] an official governmental excavation was started. The major part of the findings was discovered at the 3rd stratum near the medieval tower on the hill (cp. {{bib|Pellegrini 1918}}: 175).<br>According to Pellegrini the whole antler group from Magrè dates to the Este culture - Este IV - and due to the archaic appearance of the characters the antlers date to the first half of this period, therefore to the 4th century BC (cp. {{bib|Pellegrini 1918}}: 175–176, 206). Gambacurta however dates the entire group to the 3rd–2nd centuries BC (cp. {{bib|Gambacurta 2002b}}: 122 and in consequence {{bib|Gambacurta et al. 2002}}: 188).<br>Because of the character of the find place which can definitely interpreted as ritual place, the entire antler group from Magrè has also a votive importance.<br>So far not autopsied by the ''Thesaurus Inscriptionum Raeticarum''. The indications follow the information given in literature (cp. below the bibliography).<br>''S.K.'' | ||
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Revision as of 12:30, 1 February 2015
| Object | |
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| Classification: | unidentifiable |
| Material: | antler |
| Size: | length 4.5 cm |
| Condition: | fragmentary |
| Date: | 3rd–2nd centuries BC |
| Date derived from: | archaeological context |
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| Site: | Magrè (fraction of: Schio, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy) |
| Field name: | Castello |
| Archaeological context: | 3rd stratum near the medieval tower (Objects: MA-1 antler, MA-2 antler, MA-3 antler, MA-4 antler, MA-5 antler, MA-7 antler, MA-8 antler, MA-9 antler, MA-11 antler, MA-13 antler, MA-14 antler, MA-15 antler, MA-16 antler, MA-17 antler, MA-18 antler, MA-19 antler, MA-20 antler, MA-21 antler, MA-23 antler, MA-24 ingot) |
| Coordinates (approx.): | 45° 42' 21.60" N, 11° 20' 52.80" E [from site] |
| Find date: | 1912 |
| Find circumstances: | excavation |
| Current location: | Museo Nazionale Atestino |
| Inventory Nr.: | none |
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| Inscription: | MA-4 (]eiluke[(?)?]śu) |
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| Sources: | Pellegrini 1918: 189 (No. 20) fig. 27 Nothdurfter 2002: 1148 (list 3, No. 5) |
Commentary
Fragment of an antler point.
The fragment fits to MA-15 antler like the figure indicates (cp. Pellegrini 1918: 189, fig. 27). The present fragment is the smaller one.
Both fragments charred; the middle section missing as well as the right side.
Due to the fragmentary state of the antler fragment the beginning of the inscription is also missing.
After the accidental finding of one antler an official governmental excavation was started. The major part of the findings was discovered at the 3rd stratum near the medieval tower on the hill (cp. Pellegrini 1918: 175).
According to Pellegrini the whole antler group from Magrè dates to the Este culture - Este IV - and due to the archaic appearance of the characters the antlers date to the first half of this period, therefore to the 4th century BC (cp. Pellegrini 1918: 175–176, 206). Gambacurta however dates the entire group to the 3rd–2nd centuries BC (cp. Gambacurta 2002b: 122 and in consequence Gambacurta et al. 2002: 188).
Because of the character of the find place which can definitely interpreted as ritual place, the entire antler group from Magrè has also a votive importance.
So far not autopsied by the Thesaurus Inscriptionum Raeticarum. The indications follow the information given in literature (cp. below the bibliography).
S.K.
Bibliography
| Gambacurta 2002b | Giovanna Gambacurta, "Manufatti iscritti in osso o corno", in: Giovanna Gambacurta, Daniela Locatelli, Luigi Malnati, Patrizia Manessi, Anna Marinetti, Giovanna Luisa Ravagnan (Eds), Akeo. I tempi della scrittura. Veneti antichi: alfabeti e documenti, 121–126. |
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| Gambacurta et al. 2002 | Giovanna Gambacurta, Daniela Locatelli, Luigi Malnati, Patrizia Manessi, Anna Marinetti, Giovanna Luisa Ravagnan (Eds), "Catalogo. Veneti antichi. Alfabeti e documenti", in: Giovanna Gambacurta, Daniela Locatelli, Luigi Malnati, Patrizia Manessi, Anna Marinetti, Giovanna Luisa Ravagnan (Eds), Akeo. I tempi della scrittura. Veneti antichi: alfabeti e documenti, 157–275. |
