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Boiotia
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description: Shield dedicated by the Tanagrans at Olympia
catalogue number: 139
LSAG reference: 95.12
date: c. 525 - 500 ?
object type: Armour
region: CG
sub-region: Boiotia
archaeological context: Olympia
    publications:
Kunze and Schleif, JdI, Olympiabericht vol. 53 (1938)
Olympiabericht vol. 2 pp. 69,72
SEG vol. 11 no. 1202

    archival material:
    local script: Boiotia
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: single line  writing orientation:? horizontal
writing direction:left >  number of characters:13

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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:

Ταναγραιοι το̅ν [- - -].
    translation:

not available