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Chalkis (attrib. to)
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description: Names painted on 'Chalkidic' vases
catalogue number: 89
LSAG reference: 87.07
date: c. 550 - 510
object type: Vase
region: CG
sub-region: Euboia
archaeological context:
    publications:
Roberts, E.S., An Introduction to Greek Epigraphy vol. 1 no. 188-94
SGDI no. 5293-5300
Kretschmer, Griechische Vaseninschriften pp. 63 ff
Rumpf, Chalkiidische Vasen vol. 1 (1927) pp. 40 ff

    archival material:
    local script: Chalkis (attrib. to)
inscription script analysis:
writing starting point: single line  writing orientation:other
writing direction:left > & < right  number of characters:62 comments:
Starting point: labels - all single lines.

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:
Ξανθος. Ϙρο̅πιος. Γλαυϙος. Δε̅μοδοϙος. Hιππολυτε̅. Περιφας. Αχιλλευς. Αθε̅ναιε̅. Hε̅ρακλε̅ς. Γαρυϝονε̅ς. Αντιοχος. Ϝαχυς.
    translation:

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