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description: Bronze aryballos with dedication to Menelaos and Helen, from the Menelaion Object c. 650
catalogue number: 507
LSAG reference: 198.03a.S446
date: c. 600 ?
object type: Aryballos
region: PL
sub-region: Lakonia
archaeological context: Menelaion
    publications:
Sparta Museum no. M 100
Catling and Cavanagh, Kadmos vol. 15 (1976) pp. 147-52
CAH vol. 3 edition 2


    archival material:
    local script: Lakonia
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: single line  writing orientation:other
writing direction:Schlangenschrift (false boustr.)  number of characters:38 comments:
Schlangenschrift from left; single line of text following the surface of the aryballos almost in a spiral. Punctuation employed.

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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:

Δεινι[ς] ) ταδ' ανεθε̅κε ) χαρι̣[.] ) ϝε̣λ̣ε̣ν̣α̣ι̣ ) Μενελαϝο̣ )

    translation:

not available