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with six leaves. The circles are surrounded by a rectangular frame. The inscription is carved above the rectangular frame, between it and the lip of the ossuary. Another decoration of a circle and a rosette also decorates one narrow side of the ossuary. The lid is arched. There is an inscription. The
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length of the inscription is 35.5 cm, the height of the letters varies between 10–15 cm. The script in which the inscription was written was common at the end of
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