Drawing of an ivy leaf

((:folium hederae))


Description of Drawing (English) ivy leaf
Findspot Smyrna, Basilica (Agora.1)
Drawing Category Plants
Writing Style charcoal
  • Graffito Height: 26
  • Graffito Length: 23.5
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