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description: Bronze prize hydria from the games of Hera Argeia
catalogue number: 427
LSAG reference: 169.26
date: c. 470 - 460
object type: Hydria
region: PL
sub-region: Argos
archaeological context:
    publications:
Richter, Antike Plastik (Festschr. Amerlung) (1928) pp. 183 ff
NC pp. 219 ff
Poulson, V., Der Strenge Stil pp. 15 ff
Robinson, AJA vol. 46 (1942) pp. 178 ff
SEG vol. 11 no. 355
SEG vol. 30 no. 366
New York MM no. 26.50

    archival material:
not available
    local script: Argos
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: single line  writing orientation:other
writing direction:left >  number of characters:25 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:

παρ hε̅ρας ⋮ Αργειας ⋮ hαϝεθλον.

    translation:

not available