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description: Inscription on rim or bronze hydria, a prize from the games of Helios on Rhodes
catalogue number: 1405
LSAG reference: 357.C.S476
date: 450 - 425 ?
object type: Hydria
region: EG
sub-region: Doric Hexapolis & Neighbours
archaeological context: Rhodes
    publications:
Frel, AAA vol. 8 (1975) pp. 77-8
Johonston, ZPE vol. 26 (1977) pp. 157-8

    archival material:
    local script: Rhodes
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: single line  writing orientation:circle
writing direction:left >  number of characters:18

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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:

αθλο̅ν εγ Ροδο παρ' Αλιο

    translation:

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