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description: Base for a dedication at Olympia by Praxiteles son of Krinis, signed by the Argive sculptors Asopodoros, Atotos, and Argeiades
catalogue number: 420
LSAG reference: 169.19
date: c. 480 - 475 ?
object type: Base
region: PL
sub-region: Argos
archaeological context: Olympia
    publications:
Olympia vol. 5 pp. 630-1
SGDI no. 3720-1
Roberts, E.S., An Introduction to Greek Epigraphy vol. 1 no. 80-1
DGE no. 80,3
Vollgraff, Argos et Sicyone (1947) pp. 4 f
Friedlaender, P., Hoffleit, H., Epigrammata no. 153
SEG vol. 11 no. 1250
CEG no. 364
Olympia Museum no. 23,28; 30,12

    archival material:
    local script: Argos
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: top left  writing orientation:horizontal
writing direction:left >  number of characters:51 comments:
Punctuation sign used.

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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:

19:
Ατο̅τος ⋮ εποιϝε̅hε Αργειος
κἀργειαδας ⋮ hἀγελειδα ⋮ τἀργειο.

[19]:
ξυνον ⋮ Αθανοδο̅ρο τε
και Ασο̅ποδο̅ρο τοδε ϝεργον,
χὀ μεν Αχαιος ⋮ hο δ' εξ Αργεος
ευρυχορο.

    translation:

not available