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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 98 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 98 of 100

Sh 561 B 990

Inscribed sherd

RL III

Handle of RL III bottle somewhat twisted in manufacture. Near base, incised somewhat awkwardly with a sharp instrument before baking, is the following sign:

Drawing: vertical line with horizontal crossbar, bracket on right with text 1,2 cm, bracket below crossbar with text .7 cm

height greafer height of fragment 9,7 cm

1954-31

BAM: Context uncertain . From sherd bay basket 2 Ayios Epiktitos? / ayios ergia 48 probably stray, a piece, which Christo Minha might be T. 31 (our)

Photograph

neg 65210

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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Recorded

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