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 31 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 31 of 103

59 Sherds from inside Tomb I

1.) as of 8/V/40 Frags. (4 joining) of a Rhodian(?) jar found in earth with pieces of no. 3. Do not seem to go with anything in Tombs 1 or 9.

2.) 9 etc./V/40. Sherds from clearing inside entrance (below where pot 6 was), Pollutos (with pieces from other parts of tomb previously) mostly undistinguished frags. of casserole ware, but includes piece of a rounded bottom; a small band handle, top flush with rim; simple flaring rim of pot, rim having part of lid ledge preserved; also a little heavier coarse ware; also several frags. of fine heavy plain "white" ware, some perhaps Rhodian. Recognize nothing later than Hell.

3.) <15/V/40?> Sherds <over?> bones. See notebook pp. 17-18: 2 pieces of native coarse ware, one blackened, one the twisted handle drawn p. 17, this from a narrow-necked jug with rather thick flaring lip, two small ridges on the lower edge, purified buff clay, cream slip (possibly Persian), bands of red paint on outside of lip.

4.) 28/V/40 frag. of pot (or piece w. 9 #45, shard of top alabastron. Then frag. of pot .003- casserole ware, diam. of rim ca. .11, a st. thickened out-turned rim above a sl. flaring neck .02- high.

5)7 or 13/VI/40 Sherds from floor level of burial

p.30 etc (a piece went with #6): 6 small pieces of local red ware, some blackened

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60 (Sherds from inside Tomb 1) 6.) 13/VI/40 Sherds from dark earth in mortuary in stomion. See p. 50-51: handful of bits mostly of native thin-walled coarse ware, much of it blackened (casserole) incl. 1 piece of simple rim; frag. (fr. foot of bowl or plate with base ring, red paint on interior Hell. apptly.

7.) 13/VI/40 Bottom layer of mortuary in stomion Like most of preceding; includes a bit of simple out-turned rim. Hell. apptly.

8.) 14/VI/40 frag. of pot bottom from N of #78. p. 46. From a narrow (.05 to .055 in diam.?) flat-bottomed vessel, presumably a bottle-jug? (cp. p 1565). Very porous greenish clay with reddish and dark bits; distinct wheel marks on interior.

9.) 15/VI/40 Sherds from among stones in oblique in stomion. much earth 6, 7; includes a blackened frag. wd. flaring neck, simple rim, lid ledge; also couple of bits of "plain white" ware. Hell. apptly.

10.) 14/VI/41 (drawing) Sherds from clearing stones in oblique stomion at N end tumble; frag. of jug neck #74 Ten sherds and 6 bits of casserole ware incl. one w. narrow piece of simple rim. 1-- bg to be put with #74.

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

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