Drawing of a fish
((:piscis natandus ad dext.))
| Description of Drawing (English) | fish swimming to the right |
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| Findspot |
Smyrna, Basilica
(Agora.1)
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| Drawing Category | Animals |
| Writing Style | charcoal |
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| Bibliography | Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 91. |
| Commentary | The drawing, now partially faded, is extremely schematic: the fish’s snout is round, the body tapers toward the back, and the large caudal fins are truncated. No other fins are visible; the operculum is drawn as a simple curved line. |
| Suggested Citation | AGP-SMYDP0151, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-SMYDP0151> [accessed: 02 Apr 2025] |
| Contributions |
Editor: Roger S. Bagnall Principal Contributor: Roger S. Bagnall Last Revision: 2016-10-03 |
