The inscription is located in the archaeological context called 'Agora of the Gods' by the first excavators. The graffito is located on the horizontal plane of a cliff 1.30 m from the northern wall. This complex is located to the west of the temple of Apollo Carnaeus, from which it is separated by the main road.
The graffito, which is difficult to read, is written from right to left. The inscription has a length of 35 cm.
Letters of the archaic alphabet of Thera: Koppa: with an extended horizontal stroke within the bowl; Epsilon: vertical stroke protruding at the bottom, oblique bars; Omicron: smaller than the other letters; Rho: sharp bowl; San: for sibilants.
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The graffito is difficult to read and is inscribed in retrograde on the horizontal surface of a rock, located approximately 1.30 meters from the northern wall that delimits the perimeter area. The inscription measures 35 cm in length, and the letters vary in size, with some measuring: koppa at 6 cm, omicron at 13 cm, and san at 9 cm. The inscription is on the same paved surface as two other attestations of the term ϙο̄ρε̄ς (nos. 350 ϙο̄ρης and 355 ϙο̄ρε̄ς). However, doubts remain about the interpretation of the same term in inscription no. 371 (ϙο̄ρας), located outside the perimeter area. From a paleographic perspective, key features include the use of epsilon, which is consistent with the style of no. 354, used to denote the closed eta, and the koppa with a vertical stroke extending into the bowl, similar to no. 354. The rho, however, has a sharp bowl. These paleographic characteristics suggest the graffito belongs to an earlier phase and may date back to the late 8th or early 7th century BCE.