Drawing of a bird

((:avis, olor?))


Description of Drawing (English) long-necked bird, swam?
Findspot Smyrna, Basilica (Agora.1)
Drawing Category Animals
Writing Style charcoal
  • Graffito Height: 61
  • Graffito Length: 46
Bibliography Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 413.
Commentary Dipinto of a bird, located on the western face of Pier A94. It is damaged at the bottom, where the plaster has detached from the pier, and the ink is largely faded. What is extant is the elongated and curved neck and long beak of a bird, possibly a swan.
Suggested Citation AGP-SMYDP0941, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-SMYDP0941> [accessed: 02 Apr 2025]
Contributions

Editor: Roger S. Bagnall

Principal Contributor: Roger S. Bagnall

Last Revision: 2016-10-03