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description: Graffito on a plastic vase from the Heraion, a dedication by the son of Komilos
catalogue number: 1287
LSAG reference: 342.E.S472
date: c. 550 ?
object type: Vase
region: EG
sub-region: Ionic Dodekapolis
archaeological context: Samian Heraion
    publications:
Dunst, AM vol. 87 (1972) pp. 147-8
Samos vol. 6 edition 1 no. 175
Heraion no. J290

    archival material:
    local script: Samos
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: single line  writing orientation:horizontal
writing direction:left >  number of characters:19

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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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