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browsing: glyph used as "rho" item number: 33 of 79 Sikyon back to browse list new search/browse     photographs: not available     description: Inscription on a clay object (trapeza?) found near Thermon Aitolia catalogue number: 372 LSAG reference: 144.19 date: 6th c. ? object type: Trapeza (?) region: PL sub-region: Sikyon archaeological context: Thermon     publications: Rhomaios, A. Delt. vol. 6 (1920-1) pp. 65 ff SEG vol. 3 no. 438 IG vol. ix.1 edition 2 no. 93 Volllgraff, BCH vol. 58 (1934) no. 145 Lejeune, REA vol. 45 (1943) pp. 184 f Lejeune, REA vol. 47 (1945) pp. 111     archival material:     local script: Sikyon inscription script analysis: writing starting point: single line  writing orientation:horizontal writing direction:Schlangenschrift (false boustr.)  number of characters:17 comments: Inscribed before firing. Eight characters unclear. 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 ζ α η θ ι κ λ μ ν ξ ο π M ρ σ τ υ φ χ ψ ω punct.     transcription: Δορὸ Ϙυλίᾳ ἀρὰν ἆξε     translation: not available