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description: Ligatured abbreviation, mainly dipinto, on pottery used at the Heraion
catalogue number: 1284
LSAG reference: 342.B.S471
date: c. 625 - 550
object type: Pottery
region: EG
sub-region: Ionic Dodekapolis
archaeological context: Samian Heraion
    publications:
Kron, Ancient Greek and Related Pottery pp. 292-7
Samos vol. 4 no. 160

    archival material:
not available
    local script: Samos
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: single line  writing orientation:
writing direction:left > & < right  number of characters:3 comments:
Numerous pots inscribed DH / HD or HRH

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 Digamma ζ α η Heta θ ι κ λ μ ν ξ ο π M Koppa ρ σ τ υ φ χ ψ ω Sampi punct.

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