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 R.S. Bagnall R. Casagrande-Kim A. Ersoy C. Tanriver B. Yolaçan Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna First published by the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World and the New York University Press, 2016. New York 2016 EDR SMYDP0121 AGP AGP-SMYDP0121 CharcoalPainted Dimensions: 13 35 ((:piscis nat ad sin.)) fish swimming to the left Smyrna 0180-0300 C.E. Basilica of the Agora of Smyrna, Izmir, Turkey

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Dipinto of a fish. The use of red color, sparsely present in other dipinti in the Basilica, was probably a deliberate allusion to the fish’s species. Indeed, the fish can be identified as a red or barbed mullet (mullus), frequently mentioned in the ancient Roman sources (Seneca, Cicero, Columella, and Pliny among others). The mouth is defined by a straight red line, the body is moderately elongated, and the snout is steep. The two separated dorsal fins are easily recognizable, and the operculum is well defined. Right below it two barbels are also quite evident. The pectoral fin is small and triangular, while the triangular anal fin is markedly elongated. The forked caudal fins are drawn in several thick and overlapping lines.

Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 83.

Drawing of a fish