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 7 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 7 of 88

University Museum 33rd and Spruce Streets Philadelphia 4 Pa., U.S.A.

January 26, 1956Dear Christophis,

I have just heard from Mr. Edwards that you have already done the drawings I requested from Episkopi. Excellent. I am looking forward to their arrival. He also tells me that you are beginning to do the objects at Nicosia. It will help me a great deal if you will make the following substitutions in the list of drawings.

Instead of P 1387 (T.13) draw Mi 556a (head of ivory road in T.36) " P 1395 (T.13) " P 164 (T.21) " P 1344 (T.16) " P 165 (T.21) " P 1349 (T.16) " P 1322 (T.36) " Mi 133 (T.33) " P 2732 (T.24) : you might do a profile and put a drawing of just the shoulder design beside it, something like this: [handwritten: sketch] " P 431 (T.20) " P 1396 (T.13) " P 180 (T.26) " P 389, side view only (T.34) " P 893} (P 195) " P 894} T.34 (P 200) T.26 " P 896} (P 204) " F 50 (T.34) " P 872 (T.34): do in the same way as P 2732

Instead of S 6 (settlement) draw P 960 S 81 " P 746 [handwritten: all at Episkopi] S 82 " P 2833 M 209 (T.26) " Sh 583 (RP bowl)

In addition, I have discovered certain gaps of information in my catalogue cards; and I wonder if you would be kind enough to look at the following objects and supply me with the missing information. Some of the objects are at Episkopi, some in Nicosia.

Always take diameters at widest part of object. Do not consider handles in measuring height of jugs.

Nicosia Bam. T.13 Diam. of P 1401

Episkopi Bam. T.38 Height and diam. of P 2743

Bam. T.16 Present height of P 1364 P 1365

Bam. T.40 Height and diam. of P 2885

Plundered tomb under Tr.20:1 Diam. of P 2717 Height of Sh 624

Length and width of Mi 115 (frag. of ivory disc)

Bam. T.24 Gl 189 - are the white glass bands horizontal or vertical?

Tr.16 Cellar Diam. of P 1424 (this may now be in Nicosia)

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

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