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Pithekoussai
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description: Graffiti verses on a skyphos of Geometric type from a grave
catalogue number: 756
LSAG reference: 239.01
date: c. 700 ?
object type: Skyphos
region: WC
sub-region: Euboic Colonies, Italy (Chalkidic-Eretrian)
archaeological context: Pithekoussai
    publications:
Buchner and Russo, Rend. Linc. (1955) pp. 215 ff
Page, CR (1956) pp. 95 ff
SEG vol. 14 no. 604
ML no. 1
CEG no. 454

    archival material:
    local script: Pithekoussai
inscription script analysis: not available
    transcription:

Νεστορος : ε̣[ιμ]ι̣ : ευποτ̣[ον] : ποτε̅ριο[ν :]
hος δ' α<ν> τοδ̣ε̣ π̣[ιε]σ̣ι̣ : ποτε̅ρ̣ι̣[ο] : αυτι̣κ̣α̣ κενον{νε̣}
hιμερ[ος : hαιρ]ε̅σει : καλλιστε̣[φα]ν̣ο : Αφροδιτε̣̅ς̣.

    translation:

not available