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item number: 5 of 9
Lakonia
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description: Graffiti (masons' names) on architectural blocks from the throne of Apollo at Amylkai
catalogue number: 544
LSAG reference: 200.32
date: c. 510 - 500
object type: Block
region: PL
sub-region: Lakonia
archaeological context: Amyklai
    publications:
Fiechter, JdI vol. 33 (1918) pp. 221 f
Skias, AE (1919) no. 33.4
SEG vol. 1 no. 84
IG vol. v.1 no. 823, 832
Von Massow, AM vol. 52 (1927) no. 62

    archival material:
    local script: Lakonia
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: single line  writing orientation:uncertain
writing direction:< right  number of characters:9

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:

Τεχναρχος.

    translation:

not available