Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 8·1954

R. Stillwell, Kourion (Theatre) 1954R. Stillwell

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

Scan 55 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 8 (R. Stillwell, Kourion (Theatre) 1954), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 8, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 55 of 74

S. Nymphaeum Small overflow, 0,37 from bottom of pool has orifice .05 in d., & seems to have been made from a stamnos or amphora. Bright red clay. The lips of the 3 inlet spouts are 65-70 above bottom of pool.

Aug. 25Cornice of room in Bath.

Drawing: architectural profile; labels: < .185 >, 21, .16, ,025, 0, Varies, .45-.55

Drawing: architectural block plan/elevation; labels: Break, Edge worn, or eroded roundish., Bottom, Break, Joint.

Right page

Drawing: architectural block plan; labels: < 87 >, 52, 12, 10, .28?] This, and 96. with holes. and 2 105

Other blocks, bottom dimensions to edge of bed are: l. 89, d. 47 l. 78, d. 47 l 30. d 32 (broken sche? end 70. 46

Drawing: architectural blocks; labels: 50, l 30, >12, 19, 51, 50, 09] - back broken off.

Drawing: profile; labels: 05, 08, 50, ~st.] Thus of 9 blocks (or parts)

we have 5 with holes.

Tile bipedalis? pres. about 1/4 area thickness at edge .035, at middle .038. .028 heavy [illegible] lime mortar on one side - other is somewhat flaked. Color dark, dusky red Other frag is coated with a grey white slip. th. is edge ,035, middle .026

Drawing: arched element; labels: < 99 >, ELEV., .38, .09, 40, ~15

Used in a very late wall, running diagonally to N.W corner of Caldarium. Wall on earth at high level hence plan is post bath destruction.

Drawing: plan of arched element; labels: 40, +40+, ~08, Top, ~055 ab, 45

[margin left: 99 24 75]

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

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