Unclear instrumentum
created: Transcription from previous editor.
source date: Perhaps second half of fourth century BC
language: ar; en; fr; de; grc; grc-Latn; el; he
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Ἑρμῆς

Ἄρτεμις

a) Hermès. b) Artémis.

a) Hermes. b) Artemis.

a) Hermes. b) Artemide.

The purpose of this marble, known only from a photograph, remains obscure. Channels running between some of the features and a small indentation at the centre of each one are hints for a mould. But the objects that might have been produced are not clear: the features are too circular for horseshoes and the lack of recesses for handles eliminates the hypothesis of mirrors. It is thus very difficult to explain the opposite direction of writing.

Furthermore, as the divine names are mentioned at the nominative, the objects should not be dedications and the names might be either labels for some sort of images or even used to indicate other living or inanimate objects.