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browsing: glyph used as "iota" item number: 58 of 648 Boiotia back to browse list new search/browse     photographs: not available     description: Bronze statuette of a warrior, dedicated to Apollo by Mantiklos, probably from Thebes catalogue number: 124 LSAG reference: 94.01 date: c. 700 - 675 object type: Statuette region: CG sub-region: Boiotia archaeological context: Thebes     publications: Froehner, Mon. Piot vol. 2 (1895) pp. 137 ff Friedlaender, P., Hoffleit, H., Epigrammata no. 35 Richter, Kouroi no. 41 Karo, Greek Personality in Archaic Sculpture pp. 70 f Jenkins, Dedalica no. 62 Pfeiff, Apollon pp. 23 f Grace, Archaic Sculpture from Boetia pp. 49 f Homann-Wedeking, Die Anfange d. griech Grossplastik pp. 36 f Lamb, Gk. and Roman Bronzes no. 74 Casson, AJA vol. 39 (1935) pp. 511 f CEG no. 326     archival material:     local script: Boiotia inscription script analysis: writing starting point: top left  writing orientation:other writing direction:boustrophedon & schlangenshrift  number of characters:78 Letter forms found in this inscription are listed below. Click on a glyph to browse other inscriptions in which it also appears. α β γ δ ε ζ α η θ ι κ λ μ ν ξ ο π M ρ σ τ υ φ χ ψ ω punct.     transcription: Μαντικλος μ' ανεθε̅κε ϝεκαβολο̅ι αργυροτοχσο̅ι τας {δ}δε- κατας· τυ δε Φοιβε διδοι χαριϝετταν αμοιϝ[αν].     translation: not available