Drawing of an ivy leaf

((:folium hederae))


Description of Drawing (English) ivy leaf
Findspot Smyrna, Basilica (Agora.1)
Drawing Category Plants
Writing Style charcoal
Bibliography Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 82.
Commentary Dipinto of an ivy leaf. The leaf, pointing downward, is heart-shaped with its left half considerably larger than the right one. A long, slightly curved petiole extends toward the right and terminates with a butterfly-shaped pulvinus.
Suggested Citation AGP-SMYD00014, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-SMYD00014> [accessed: 02 Apr 2025]
Contributions

Editor: Roger S. Bagnall

Principal Contributor: Roger S. Bagnall

Last Revision: 2016-10-03