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Boiotia
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description: Small, thick and flat applique bronze of a man to left, with boustr. dedication to Apollo on both sides, Ptoion
catalogue number: 145
LSAG reference: 95.15a.S434
date: c. 500
object type: Applique
region: CG
sub-region: Boiotia
archaeological context:
    publications:
Daux, BCH vol. 85 (1961) no. 583-8
Guarducci, Rend.Linc. (1962) no. 69-74

    archival material:
    local script: Boiotia
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: top left  writing orientation:vertical
writing direction:Schlangenschrift (false boustr.)  number of characters:63 comments:
nu retrograde and pi upside down relative to writing direction.

Letter forms found in this inscription are listed below. Click on a glyph to browse other inscriptions in which it also appears.
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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