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Troas, Mysia
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description: Base for a marble kouros dedicated by Hermeas at Neandria
catalogue number: 1466
LSAG reference: 362.09
date: c. 500 - 475 ?
object type: Base
region: EG
sub-region: Aiolic Area
archaeological context: Neandria
    publications:
Koldewey, Neandria vol. 1893 (27 f)
Willhelm, A., Beiträge zur griechischen Inschriftenkunde no. 7
Roehl, H., Imagines Inscriptionum Graecarum antiquissimarum edition 3 pp. 35 no. 1
DGE no. 639

    archival material:
not available
    local script: Troas, Mysia
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: top right  writing orientation:vertical
writing direction:Schlangenschrift (false boustr.)  number of characters:16

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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:

τονδε τον ανδ̣[ριαντα Απο]λλο̅να ονεθε̅-
κε Ερμεας αρα[σαμενο] το παιδος
ὀγεμαχ[ιος].

    translation:

not available