Cher Jean-Luc : Of course ceramics with sgrafitto were fired as you assert. Yes, the hand appears antique. But, look closer and very carefully at the condition of the inscription. Do you still maintain this looks authentic considering the environmental conditions it was in and subjected to for so long? Do we have comparable extent examples of sgrafitto in such a perfect state subjected to the environmental conditions it was in? How can we support and defend such a fresh looking sgrafitto considering these criteria?
John N. Lupia III New Jersey, USA; Beirut, Lebanon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Roman-Catholic-News/ God Bless Everyone --- On Thu, 9/18/08, Jean-Luc Fournet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Jean-Luc Fournet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [PAPY] Fwd: [PAPY] > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, September 18, 2008, 9:57 AM > To my opinion, it can't be a modern forgery because it > was made before > firing —it is clear on the picture (such inscriptions are > not rare). > Morever, the handwriting would perfectly fit the first > century A.D. (i. > e. the archaeological context). > Best wishes, > Jean-Luc Fournet > Le 18 sept. 08, à 14:23, Glenn Most a écrit : > > > are we quite certain the inscription is not a modern > forgery? > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > >> From: Wieland Willker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Date: Thu 18 Sep 2008 14:17:15 GMT+02:00 > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: [PAPY] > >> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> I have asked "Der Spiegel" and they sent > me an image of the back. > >> Thank you very much! > >> > >> > >> Have a look here: > >> http://tinyurl.com/6amr2e > >> > >> What does that mean? > >> Comments welcome! > >> > >> > >> Best wishes > >> Wieland > >> <>< > >> ------------------------------------------------ > >> Wieland Willker, Bremen, Germany > >> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> http://www.uni-bremen.de/~wie > >> Textcritical commentary: > >> http://www.uni-bremen.de/~wie/TCG/index.html > > > > -- > > > > Glenn W. Most > > > > > > * via S. Onofrio, 2 > > I-50124 Firenze (Italy) > > tel: +39-055-2398046 > > fax: -211886 > > > > Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa > > Piazza dei Cavalieri, 7 > > I-56126 Pisa (Italy) > > tel: +39-050-509221, -111 > > fax: -563513 > > > > The University of Chicago > > Committee on Social Thought > > 1130 East 59th Street > > Chicago, IL 60637 USA > > tel: +1 - 773 - 702-8409 (office), 344-0804 (cell) > > fax: +1 - 773 - 834-1968 > > > > * I am here now. > >
