Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 9·1938 and 1947

J. H. Young, Apollo, Altar II Apotheke Record (Ayia Anna) 1938, 1947John Howard Young

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

Scan 50 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 9 (J. H. Young, Apollo, Altar II Apotheke Record (Ayia Anna) 1938, 1947), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 9, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 50 of 85

118. T 1012 b - T 1013 apparently bare, edge of breast-plate like draping shows - no sleeve but arm-hole. 1012 c: Right lower arm [Perhaps of other very similar figure, since no join] Hand modelled in relief against body, holding some object to body. 1012 d: (2 joined fragments) Part of base and r. foot). Foot merely raised bump in relief. Base circular ring-shaped, irregular, flattened out. 1012 e: Unidentifiable fragment of some ware. 1012 f: Piece of body, curved with slight incisions for drapery. These pieces may be of different figures, but are here group at the present because of fabric identity.

1013: Red, dark. H. pres. 0,136 Three joined fragments, 2 from SE 1, 1 from NW 2

Basis with l. foot of human figure. Hollow cylindrical figure, in section flat across front, horseshoe-shaped behind. This is carried up 7.4 cm. then the front half is cut straight back to form a foot basis, on the l. of which is the fragment of a human foot. The back obviously goes on straight up

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T 1013- T 1015. 119. to form the back of the figure. Plan of base (drawing) Profile (drawing)

1014: Light dull tan Gr. H. 0,26 Gr. Diam. 0,14 NE 1 (2 joined fragments) Knee and calf of human leg (large): Raised molded line below knee in archaic style, perhaps armor. Total figure must have stood c. 1 M high. Front bone comes to quite sharp point, back part preserved to almost bottom of heel. At top apparently so finished, as ends in smooth rounded edge, forming straight cut. In back of heel, raised line shows where point of back of shoe came. At end of heel apparently finished edge.

1015: "Soapy" tan group. H: 0,105 NE 1 Lacks head of rider Horseman: Hollow at base and vent hole, but squeezed together. Traces of wash slip of darker clay. Horse prances rears on hind legs, his head 3/4 r., rest of body in half-round. Smallish diver in cape hanging behind and warriors shirt, r. leg close-clinging to horse, r. arm arm bent at elbow and hand raised, reins apparently in l. All on low base, with relief back- … continues

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

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