WE-4 potsherd
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Classification: | vessel |
Archaeological type: | olla |
Material: | pottery |
Size: | height about 17 cm, width 16 cm, thickness 0.7 cm |
Condition: | fragmentary, restored |
Date: | 5th–4th centuries BC |
Date derived from: | typology, archaeological context |
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Site: | Brixen / Bressanone (Bozen / Bolzano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy) |
Field name: | Stufels |
Archaeological context: | building |
Coordinates (approx.): | 46° 43' 1.20" N, 11° 39' 28.80" E [from site] |
Find date: | 2001 |
Find circumstances: | excavation |
Current location: | Amt für Bodendenkmäler Bozen / Ufficio Beni archeologici Bolzano |
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Inscription: | WE-4 (?]niχesitaeluku[(?)θ̣e) |
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Sources: | Tecchiati et al. 2011: 49–53, fig. 33, fig. 34 |
Images
Object WE-4 potsherd with inscription WE-4.
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Commentary
The ceramic fragment is belonging to the upper area of an olla, a rounded pot, primarily to cook or store food.
The dating is based on the archeological context and the typology of the vessel.