Uncertain / Drawing of elephant?

((:elephantus))


Description of Drawing (English): elephant
Findspot: Smyrna, Basilica (Agora.1)
Drawing Category: Other
Writing Style: charcoal
  • Graffito Height: 41
  • Graffito Length: 13.5
Bibliography: Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 319.
Commentary: Dipinto located on the eastern face of Pier A41, looking into Bay 30. The graffito is faded at its right end. I have not been able to interpret the iconography, considering that it is far from certain that the two long and thick lines so prominently drawn are indeed pertinent to the rest of the representation. In fact, they might very well constitute part of a second, and incomplete, dipinto.
Suggested Citation: AGP-SMYD00302, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-SMYD00302> [accessed: 31 Oct 2024]
Contributions:

Editor: Roger S. Bagnall

Principal Contributor: Roger S. Bagnall

Last Revision: 2016-10-03