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Object cards·PU-Mu 1050, Box 12, folder 1·Undated

Bamboula, Pottery (P725–P810)

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

Scan 82 of object cards PU-Mu 1050, Box 12, folder 1 (Bamboula, Pottery (P725–P810)), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 12, folder 1, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 82 of 100

J.F.D. III, p. 102, # 5

1954-35

P996 B934

Sherds of big Pithos

LC II-III pithos

rather fine consistency. Iron worn in places

Pinkish-brown clay, creamy

surface, purplish grey

Relief wavy lines around belly;

horiz. bands above; neck ring.

Short neck with overhanging

rim.

underneath this

straight band

of 3 parallel

relief lines.

7-4-37 to 4-5-37

Bamboula Tr. 2, Unit 12

(see ref. below for levels)

(to 10.50=10.16≠)

Sections of belly and shoulder with neck join mended. Two baskets of other fragments (there turn out to be another pithos, most discarded)

Diam. of presened. belly portion 70 cm. Est. total diam 95

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

Objects named on this pageBamboula (Episkopi)

By the field number written in the record. A number links to the object’s page where we have one, and to the Penn Museum’s record where the museum has it online.

Recorded

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