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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 SMYD00298 AGP AGP-SMYD00298 Charcoal Dimensions overall: 51 27 Dimensions of the bird: 24 20 ((:avis)) bird Smyrna 0180-0300 C.E. Basilica of the Agora of Smyrna, Izmir, Turkey

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Dipinto of a venatio scene, located on the western face of Pier A41, looking into Bay 29. The drawing is very rudimentary and schematic. At the bottom is a bird in profile, turned to the right. The bird, possibly a parrot, has a large head and beak, short crown, and a short and squat neck. Its body is entirely covered by the right wing, leaf-shaped and with a long line running at the center identifying the primary and secondary feathers. The tail is short and delineated by a single, thick line. The thigh is short and thin, and the claws are made in two parallel lines drawn in foreshortening. Above it, two rectangular features to the right, one decorated with vertical lines, might represent the nets used to capture birds during the hunts. To the left is a linear feature terminating in an oval, possibly a lasso also used for bird-hunting.

Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 309.

Drawing of a venatio - detail of bird