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description: Gold phiale dedicated by Kypselidai, from Olympia
catalogue number: 291
LSAG reference: 131.13
date: c. 625 - 550 ?
object type: Phiale
region: PL
sub-region: Corinth
archaeological context: Olympia
    publications:
Caskey, Bull. MFA Boston vol. 20 (1922) pp. 65 ff
NC pp. 161,211 f
Casson, AJA vol. 39 (1935) no. 513
Luschey, H., Die Phiale (1939) pp. 87,102,133 ff
Perachora vol. 1 (1940) pp. 151 no. 10
Smith, H.R.W., The Hearst Hydria (1944) pp. 258
AGA
SEG vol. 9 no. 1201
Boston MFA no. 21.1843

    archival material:
    local script: Corinth
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: single line  writing orientation:other
writing direction:left >  number of characters:0

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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:

Ϙυψελιδαι ανεθεν εξ Ερακλειας

    translation:

not available