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Boiotia
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description: Helmet dedicated by the Orchomenians at Olympia
catalogue number: 138
LSAG reference: 95.11
date: c. 550 - 525 ?
object type: Armour
region: CG
sub-region: Boiotia
archaeological context: Olympia
    publications:
Papagiannopoulos-Palaios, Polemon vol. 6 (1956-7) pp. 3 ff
Oikonomos, AE (1925-6) pp. 87 ff
SEG vol. 11 no. 1208
Robert, Coll. Froehner vol. 1 no. 35
NM no. 15155

    archival material:
    local script: Boiotia
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: single line  writing orientation:horizontal
writing direction:left >  number of characters:36

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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.

    transcription:

Ερχομενιοι ανεθειαν̣ τ̣ο̅ι Δι το̅ι Ολυ<ν>πιο̅ι Ϙ̣ορο̅νει̣α̣[θεν].
    translation:

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