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 42 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 42 of 103

81SHERDS FR. TR. 43, CONT.(bro p. 82)
III bis Ticket readp. 115 35'
(not phot.)19. 4. 1940
3 S. of S. E. to the roadΑγ. Ερμογένης τάφος
to the open part of E. to the[ditto: Αγ. Ερμογένης] τάφος
not to the south of # 1 + 6,Χ 43 γάστρια
to symmetry of Tomb 9, # 13βάθος από 4.90
μέχρι 5.20 Ν. ΜΕΡ.
ΜΕΣΑ ΣΤΗ ΠΕΣΜΕΝ
ΣΤΕΓΗ

Small collection of which 8 or 9 frags. were removed to help make up: Tomb # 1, # 1 + # 6; Tomb 9, # 13 The few remaining frags., less than 2 handfuls, consist of coarse ware (and ware with soft bits), "casserole" ware (body frags.) chips from Parian jars, and one frag. with narrow high horizontal ribs (clay a greyish pink, sl. micaceous, with dark bits, outer surface cream).

Right page

(SHERDS FROM TR. 43, CONT.)82

(III) D. Glazed wares, Classical periods - Rim and cradle frag of kantharos with spurred handle, smaller + late looking than to one descr. p. 76. The paint here is really matt, black on outside, reddish on inside. The clay on a fresh break is rath. dark dull red, with bits. 3rd cent.? [margin left: seems to this in IC (see p. 66)]

- Neck frag. + shoulder frag. possibly from same red glazed jug or lagynos buff. 2nd cent.? - Frag. fr. base of plate LR ware? - 2 unidentified bits w. traces of faint red glaze. One seems to be from a much chipped.

E. Tiles, etc. 2 frags. with fine, porous, red clay with cream seip-on surface (firing?) a 3rd with cream surface is buff w. lrge. bits. a frag. of coarse red ware with white + other bits (local?) seems to be from a tile.

F. Glass 3 frags. (2 joining) seen to be foot of goblet Other bits of blown glass, including mouth of a flask.

III bis, see p. 81

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

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