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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 SMYDP0841 AGP AGP-SMYDP0841 Charcoal Dimensions: 82 49 ((:avis)) bird Smyrna 0180-0300 C.E. Basilica of the Agora of Smyrna, Izmir, Turkey

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Damaged and faded dipinto of a heron, located on the western face of Pier A84. The bird, in profile and turned to the left, is drawn with evident attention for anatomical detailing and realistic proportions. It has extremely elongated and thin legs (the right one mostly faded), which are rendered in thick curved lines terminating in tripartite claws. The bird’s neck and head have almost completely disappeared, as has the bird’s rear. Clearly visible are the breast and the back, decorated with a carefully drawn motif of leaf-shaped feathers, each finished by short internal streaks. The head is missing.

Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 402.

Drawing of a bird