Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 3·May 1940–April 1941

V. Grace, Ayios Ermoyenis I May 1940–Apr. 1941Virginia Randolph Grace

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

Scan 15 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 3 (V. Grace, Ayios Ermoyenis I May 1940–Apr. 1941), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 3, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 15 of 103

M 295Mi 373Mi 374[pencil:M 296M 297? M 298M 299M 300M 301M 302Ticket of # 72-74 dated 13VI/40/I 371M 303M 304M 305Mi 375Mi 376M 30627 (Inventory of Tomb 1, cont. fr. p. 12) p. 28, 29, 61. Tiny gold leaves at lower level near # 9, 10, etc. 35 62. bead near # 15, at level sl. lower than # 13 63. bead near # 31 at slightly higher level 64. frag. of glass flask, near # 53, on floor of bones beside it (ca. level of 61) (goes w. 14 = 17 + see p 24] p. 29 65. bg coil near position of # 40 Level that on which rests # 39 (level ca. .90) p. 29, 30 66. iron nail near nos. 56-58 on floor, which ca. .40 towards center of tomb near by is at level .995 p. 30 67. gold mouth piece (?) of burial no. 4, p. 9 (found under breast) p. 32 38, 39 68. minute gold bead near position of # 20. near surface of floor under burial no. 4, p. 9 (Placed on plan, Supp. Sheet 1, but exact position or level not known because came out with earth.) p. 44 69. gold bead near # 21 - 1.05 (below nail) p. 44 70. similar gold bead against - 1.035 (below nail) back wall p. 36, 41, 52 71. bead like 68, near under position of vertebrae of burial 4, p. 9, in level ca. half way down in fill (came out w. earth). 72. lower part of alabastron made of charas (cf. 44-46) See p. 45, 49 72 joins with 46 73. fragmentary lamp next 72. p. 45, 49 74. bg mirror near center line p. 44, 52 75. iron object nail W of head of lame old woman p. 48, 52 76 clamp. among stones + earth down main entrance p. 8, 16, 52 77. piece of charcoal at breast of NE child (lamp. 45) 78. iron & wood? object between legs of NW child (see p. 46) p. 52, 54 79. iron (arch support?) p. 48, 52, 53

Margin left:

80. 3 bronze coins S. side of lower level skeleton along dromos wall. p. 48, 52

Right page

28 (23/V/40 cont. fr. p. 26)

Redrew with Elia the petals of tiny (not earlier inscription unless in margin) gold leaves (type of 31) further toward wall and at lower level. Now called # 61, all together. Achmet clearing away more of bones beside over them finds a few more underneath. All high bones being now etc gone from this place, save anomalous object which does not show up much in my drawing, just E of cranium - pelvis [inserted with caret: ?] femur (?) this object appears to be part of pelvis. Its lower part rests as low as the tiny gold leaves, so it may belong with them. Taking it out, find a tooth stuck to it. (But it is not part of neck.) (written next morning) Continued removal of bones against back wall, and removed also most of burial no. 4, p. 9; save parts which may be under breast. B.H.H. expressing interest in supervising removal of breast, has been left for his convenience.

*[written between lines, with brackets: 3 Envelopes labelled 10, 10 bis, 10 ter and Frags of glass bx no. 10 and 10 ter all dated 23. v. 1940 in S.A.'s handwriting are in tray o. V.G.]

Removed a number of small objects, some in envelopes which wd. have been better in small boxes. Removed most of gold # 9 etc. See main plan Clearing under position of high cranium "N" & # 9, find more bones, incl. jaw, some more of # 61 series, & traces of a silver gob-

Margin left:

* 15/VI/40 Bay has cleaned cloth (?) and in the center a little and with the dirt and green stuff (removed it?) on side? traces of cloth. On this side pieces of candle? comes away not to be separated, no trace of

Drawing: rectangle

little rim raised on one side. On this side traces of cloth.

Margin left, at bottom:

Top of jaw bone .92 (6.409)

Margin right:

let w. 4 petals.

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

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