VR-6 antler

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Object
Classification:	unidentifiable
Material:	antler
Size:	length 10 cm
Condition:	fragmentary
Date:	4th–3rd centuries BC
Date derived from:	archaeological context
Site:
Archaeological context:	castle
Coordinates (approx.):	none
Find date:	1998
Find circumstances:	excavation
Current location:	Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici del Veneto
Inscription:	VR-6 (]ạṭ·laþu?[)
Sources:	Marinetti 2004: 409–410 (No. 1)

Commentary

Antler fragment.
Broken lengthwise and at the ends.
Remains of an inscription.
The archeological finds VR-6 antler, VR-7 bone and VR-8 bone were part of the excavations on the Colle del Castello di Montorio, near to Verona, in 1998 (cp. Marinetti 2004: 409).
The discoveries which all could be put into a context of residential structure, indicate an "ampio arco cronologico (dal V secolo all’età imperiale)"; a raetic presence however can be determined for the 4th and 3rd centuries BC. For more details see Marinetti 2004: 409.

Bibliography

Marinetti 2004	Anna Marinetti, "Nuove iscrizioni retiche dall'area veronese", Studi Etruschi 70 (2004), 408–420.