Drawing of a bird

((:avis, olor?))

Description of Drawing (English): long-necked bird, swam?
Findspot: Smyrna, Basilica (Agora.1)
Drawing Category: Animals
Writing Style: charcoal
  • Graffito Height: 61
  • Graffito Length: 46
Bibliography: Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 413.
Commentary: Dipinto of a bird, located on the western face of Pier A94. It is damaged at the bottom, where the plaster has detached from the pier, and the ink is largely faded. What is extant is the elongated and curved neck and long beak of a bird, possibly a swan.
Suggested Citation: AGP-SMYDP0941, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-SMYDP0941> [accessed: 21 Nov 2024]
Contributions:

Editor: Roger S. Bagnall

Principal Contributor: Roger S. Bagnall

Last Revision: 2016-10-03