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Lokris, Opountian
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description: Bronze votive wheel dedicated by Phalas to Apollo; said to have come from Galaxidi (Chaleion)
catalogue number: 244
LSAG reference: 108.17
date: c. 550 - 525 ?
object type: Wheel
region: CG
sub-region: Lokris
archaeological context: Galaxidi
    publications:
Caskey, AJA vol. 40 (1936) pp. 310 f
Wade-Gery, Greek Poetry and Life (1936) pp. 64 no. 3
Lerat, Les Locriens de l'ouest (1952) pp. xi
SEG vol. 16 no. 336
Boston MFA no. 35.61

    archival material:
    local script: Lokris, Opountian
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: single line  writing orientation:other
writing direction:left >  number of characters:31

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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:

Φαλας πεδιαρχειο̅ν ανεθε̅κε τὀπολο̅νι.

    translation:

not available