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2nd / 1st century B.C.E.: bilangual stone ("schiste"), Vercelli, Italy

The text is Latin / Gallic in Etruscan alphabet. The stone was  found on a sacret place, together with 3 others:

finis campo.qvem
dedit.acisivs
argantocomater
ecvs.comvnem
deis.et.hominib
vs.itavtilapides
IIII.statvtisvnt

On this place
where Acicius Argantomateretus
has given
to fulfil his promise to the gods
and to mankind
within the limits
where the 4 stones have been erected

Original translation in French:
Limite du terrain
qu' Acicius Argantomateretus
a donné
pour etre en commun aux dieux
et aux hommes
dans les limites
où les quatre pierres ont été érigées

A tin ingot contained a stamp: ΤΩΝΠΕΡΙ ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΗ ΥΠΟ ΚΕΑ[ΤΩΝ]
"Made by the Kelts near Herakleides" (South-Spain?) 1st century B.C.E.

Rhone-delta (Glanum). A statue dedicated to Taranus. The red color is ochre. 

The text on the bottom of this statue:
"Ouebrumaros has dedicated (a statue) to Taranus, an offer."

The famous "Coligny 5-years calendar", probably 2nd century C.E.

 

Gallo-Greek inscription on the base of a jar: ...DOIIA.
The jar belonged to the grave of a child (0-6 years), and the grave included a Roman half "republican as" from 170-91 B.C.E.

Pottery with the inscription ODUXNIA

ODUXNIA

 


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