Object cards·PU-Mu 1050, Box 12, folder 5·Undated

Bamboula, Pottery (P1357–P1714)

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

Scan 32 of object cards PU-Mu 1050, Box 12, folder 5 (Bamboula, Pottery (P1357–P1714)), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 12, folder 5, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 32 of 100

Although of WS II technique, more care has been expended in execution and decoration than is usual in this class. Rim has wavy line inner voter edge with dots enclosed by 4 parallel lins on each side of unit at say 90°. Neck has regularly spaced vertical, double, unlined rows of crosshatched lozenges with occasional single vertical rows of dotted lozenges. Shoulder has 3 horizontal bands of crosshatched enclosing 2 horizontal bands of crosshatchd lozenges. thereunder the design repeats neck decoration except that there are 4 "metope" - like units ; a cross hatched H intersected by a vertical row of crosshatch lozenges with dotted vertical lozenges in the upper enclosed squares formed by the aforementioned intersection. An intensity ful ornament occurs 6 Times (drawing) altogether an impressive and handsome piece.

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

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  • Although of WS II technique, more care has been expended in

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