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browsing: glyph used as "xi" item number: 58 of 77 Arkadia back to browse list new search/browse     photographs: not available     description: Dedication by Praxiteles of Mantinea, Syracuse, and Kamarina, at Olympia catalogue number: 629 LSAG reference: 215.20 date: c. 480 - 475 ? object type: Base region: PL sub-region: Arkadia archaeological context: Olympia     publications: Olympia vol. 5 no. 266, 630-1 Roberts, E.S., An Introduction to Greek Epigraphy vol. 1 no. 277 SGDI no. 1200 Roehl, H., IGA no. 95 IG vol. v.2 no. 47 Friedlaender, P., Hoffleit, H., Epigrammata no. 142 Kunze, Olympiabericht vol. 5 (1956) no. 152 SEG vol. 11 no. 1222 CEG no. 380 Olympia Museum no. 23+28     archival material:     local script: Arkadia inscription script analysis: writing starting point: top left  writing orientation:horizontal writing direction:left >  number of characters:100 comments: Stoichedon, according to LSAG 211, but the illustration suggests otherwise. 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 ζ α η θ ι κ λ μ ν ξ ο π M ρ σ τ υ φ χ ψ ω punct.     transcription: Πραξιτελε̅ς ανεθε̅κε Συρακοσιος τοδ' αγαλμα και Καμαριναιο̅ς· προσθα δ<ε> Μαντινεαι Κρινιος hυιος εναιεν εν Αρκαδιαι πολυμε̅λο̅<ι>, hεσλος εο̅ν, και ϝοι μναμα τοδ' εστ' αρετας.     translation: not available