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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 SMYDP0151 AGP AGP-SMYDP0151 Charcoal Dimensions: 23 42 ((:piscis natandus ad dext.)) fish swimming to the right Smyrna 0180-0300 C.E. Basilica of the Agora of Smyrna, Izmir, Turkey

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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.

Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 91.

Drawing of a fish