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Paper, 'An explication of an ancient Greek inscription carved on a brass cup' by John Ward

Reference number: L&P/2/155

Date: 1750

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Contains figure.

Subject: Antiquities

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An attempt to explain an antient Greek inscription, ingraven upon a curious bronze cup with two handles, and published with a draught of the cup by Dr. Pococke, in his Description of the East, Vol. II. Part 2. pag. 207'

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L&P/2/155
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1750
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Ink on paper
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12 pages
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Manuscript

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John Ward

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John Ward, Paper, 'An explication of an ancient Greek inscription carved on a brass cup' by John Ward, 1750, L&P/2/155, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_155/paper-an-explication-of-an-ancient-greek-inscription-carved-on-a-brass-cup-by-john-ward, accessed on 16 June 2025

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