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Greek graphite

-350/-300

Conjunto Arqueológico de Cástulo

Conjunto Arqueológico de Cástulo
Linares (Jaén), Spain

In Greek krater documented in 2011 in the Iberian tomb of the necropolis of Northgate, we can found a graphite in the inner area of ​​the base, a line with Greek characters written probably by the merchant , which can be read ΛΥΧΝΟΙ = ΔΠ (lamps : 15), according to Maria Paz de Hoz (Greek inscriptions of Spain and Portugal , Madrid: RAH 2014) could indicate that this krater was carrying surely fifteen lamps for sale in Castulo.

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  • Title: Greek graphite
  • Date Created: -350/-300
  • Physical Location: Archaeological Museum of Linares
  • Provenance: Northgate Necropolis
  • Medium: Pottery
Conjunto Arqueológico de Cástulo

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