Correspondence·PU-Mu 1050, Box 2, folder 12·1956–1957

1956–1957

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Typed and handwritten in English. Every line is transcribed, and the text sits beside the scan.

Scan 21 of correspondence PU-Mu 1050, Box 2, folder 12 (1956–1957), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 2, folder 12, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 21 of 88

Episkopi 15/5/56

Dear Mr. Benson,

Thank you very much for you letter and the information about the pots. I am now working drawing you pots and have done about 40 out of the 140. I will try to finish them as soon as possible.

I will be sending you the drawings in small groups by Air as one envelope would be very thick and might brake open.

I am sorry about the information I thought of sending this along with the drawings. Here is what I have ready:-

Pr. Ht. of P. 1365 is 0.130 m.

Sh. 757 Hard, dark brown clay. Hole runs all the way through. Round in section. Diam. 0.023 and 0.010 wid.

S. 19 = Thickness 0.009 m.

S. 20 = Ht 0.085 width 0.035, thickness 0.037 m. I enclose a sketch of it

Sh. 616 Hard, yellowish clay with sand and fine pebble. Handmade Handmade

Sh. 604 Hard reddish clay with fine pebbles Handmade Handmade

For these two, pebbles I mean little sea stones but very very fine.

65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain

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