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To the right of this were the initials "J. B. V.,"
and below came a variety of Greek signatures, in uncial and cursive
character, and what appeared to be some carelessly executed repetitions
of the sentence {~GREEK SMALL LETTER TAU~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER OMEGA
WITH PERISPOMENI AND YPOGEGRAMMENI~} {~GREEK SMALL LETTER PI~}{~GREEK
SMALL LETTER ALPHA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER
DELTA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA WITH OXIA~} (to my son), showing that
the relic was religiously passed on from generation to generation.
The next legible thing after the Greek signatures was the word
"Romae, A.U.C.," showing that the family had now migrated to Rome.
Unfortunately, however, with the exception of its termination (evi) the
date of their settlement there is for ever lost, for just where it had
been placed a piece of the potsherd is broken away.
Then followed twelve Latin signatures, jotted about here and there,
wherever there was a space upon the tile suitable to their inscription.


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