D. H. Cox, Kourion Complex, The Mint 1954Dorothy Hannah Cox

Continued from scan 15

… Central Room. (pl. p. 18 - con't from p. 19)

L 1574 1Mi 548 1Continue down finding more stones no undoubted fl. From between drain "j" and large Blocks in centre of room lamp, type (?) handleless. di = .06m, h = .022, rim decorated w. faint ss. fiance melon bead, d. leaf pattern also coins. [margin left: C 3174 - 3178] (drawing)

Clear the pithos under stone curb, at P. Much pottery large thin coarse ware pots, round bottoms. typical lips (drawing) (drawing) handles, ridged or plain. Roman C. Ware (?) (h = c. 05m, di = 0.17 (drawing) & other frags but these have Buff fabric and thin poor red glaze, more like a late form of Pergamene.

Drawing: handle; labels: 35 mm.] [sketch: base; labels: d = c. 18.

1 sq = 2 cm. (drawing) 2 or 3 amphora with pointed bases.

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Pithos P. (con't) lamps, a) di = .058 m ^{type XXVIII (cf. Broneer #1085)} rosette of 8 petals around central hole; border 6 mm lightly raised in 3 lines, no handle spout missing b (drawing) type XXVII

c.) di = c..065 centre plain; border = poor egg & dart thin handle, pierced. (drawing)

d.) another type XXVIII, too muddy to describe.

E.

As we get down find pithos has a lead pipe leading into it from N. and entering it just below rim. It may come from water channel just N of this room and in later times when channel diverted out let through Wall "A" blocked. In superficial probing no pipe found in wall "A" (see drain "E" p