WE-4 potsherd
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| Classification: | pot |
| Archaeological type: | olla |
| Material: | pottery |
| Size: | height: 17.6 cm, rim diameter: 16.6 cm, maximum diameter: 20.4 cm, thickness: 5-7 mm |
| 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 (repository) |
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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 pot.
