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description: Bronze plaque from the Larisa at Argos, re-used as a label for a dedication
catalogue number: 401
LSAG reference: 168.02
date: 7th c. ?
object type: Plaque
region: PL
sub-region: Argos
archaeological context: Argos
    publications:
Vollgraff, BCH vol. 58 (1934) pp. 138 ff
SEG vol. 11 no. 327

    archival material:
    local script: Argos
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: single line  writing orientation:mixed horizontal/vertical
writing direction:left >  number of characters:12

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.

    transcription:

τὀνυϝαλιο ιαρα (sc. σκῦλα)

    translation:

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