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Object cards·PU-Mu 1050, Box 13, folder 6·Undated

Bamboula, Sherds (Sh561–Sh662)

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

Scan 81 of object cards PU-Mu 1050, Box 13, folder 6 (Bamboula, Sherds (Sh561–Sh662)), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 13, folder 6, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 81 of 100

Sh 647 A B 790 Inscribed sherd PWM I

Fragment of handle of large jug to rim. Pinkish grey coarse clay, greenish white slip worn off in spots Plain wheel made ware I The following character was firmly incised before baking with a somewhat blunt instrument on top of the handle 3 cm. from rim:

Drawing: rhombus with X inside

greatest ht of character 4, 4 cm. " width " " 2, 3 cm.

Ht. of sherd 5, 3 cm. Lgth " " 9cm

1954-25

BAM T38 W below 1.55=1.95 May 1939 2-6-39 viii, 81

1954-27

neg 65210

Photograph

Photograph

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)

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