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description: Fragmentary two-sided marble relief commemorating a victory in Sicily, from the Heraion
catalogue number: 1286
LSAG reference: 342.D.S472
date: 600 - 550 ?
object type: Relief
region: EG
sub-region: Ionic Dodekapolis
archaeological context: Samian Heraion
    publications:
Dunst, AM vol. 87 (1972) pp. 100-6
SEG vol. 30 no. 1079

    archival material:
not available
    local script: Samos
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point:   writing orientation:horizontal
writing direction:Boustrophedon & left>  number of characters:56

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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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