Object cards·PU-Mu 1050, Box 12, folder 2·Undated

Bamboula, Pottery (P811–P995)

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

Scan 8 of object cards PU-Mu 1050, Box 12, folder 2 (Bamboula, Pottery (P811–P995)), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 12, folder 2, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 8 of 101

Lenticular, almost symmetrical flask with longish narrow neck, to which 2 sloping handles and inverted (truncated) conical mouth. Red dot at center of belly surrounded by C-C; neutral zone red, white, large neutral zone; then narrow white, thick red, and narrow white. This scheme probably repeated on other side, which is much washed off. Arrow head (C:) on upper part of handle; into long red vertical line to

Drawing: handle with arrow head and vertical line

below handle, the base of which is looped. Essentially the same fabric as, though more luxurious than, P 2737 and P 2768 and probably a Syrian import.

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

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Recorded

Lenticular flask

Also mentionedP 2737, P 2768

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