IT-9 fragment
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| Classification: | miniature shield |
| Material: | bronze |
| Size: | 2.5 x 2.5 cm |
| Condition: | fragmentary |
| Date: | probably 5th century |
| Date derived from: | typology, cultural context |
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| Site: | Fliess (Tirol, Austria) |
| Field name: | Pillerhöhe |
| Coordinates (approx.): | 47° 7' 8.40" N, 10° 37' 44.40" E [from site] |
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| Find circumstances: | excavation |
| Current location: | unknown |
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| Inscription: | IT-9 (]θak[) |
Commentary
First published in Kirchmayr & Schumacher 2019: 258.
Images in Kirchmayr & Schumacher 2019: 262 (Abb. 5) (photos and drawings).
The small fragment is one of over 200 such pieces found on the Pillerhöhe which still await summary investigation and publication. The present fragment is the only (known) inscribed specimen. Its identification as a bit of a miniature shield is ascertained by the presence of a trace of one of the embossed rings which circle the buckle on such shields.
Bibliography
| Kirchmayr & Schumacher 2019 | Margarethe Kirchmayr, Stefan Schumacher, "Ein Miniaturschild mit rätischer Inschrift vom Fernpass", in: Simon Hye, Ulrike Töchterle (eds), UPIKU:TAUKE. Festschrift für Gerhard Tomedi zum 65. Geburtstag [= Universitätsforschungen zur prähistorischen Archäologie 339], Bonn: 2019, 257–268. |
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