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Object cards·PU-Mu 1050, Box 20, folder 9·Undated

Kourion Complex, Mosaic (Mo 101–Mo 209)

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

Scan 73 of object cards PU-Mu 1050, Box 20, folder 9 (Kourion Complex, Mosaic (Mo 101–Mo 209)), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 20, folder 9, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 73 of 130

Mo 170

Six pieces of purely white tesserae Three of which fit together. Two pieces with black and white tesserae with black tesserae arranged in squares of four with corners touching. One piece with black and white thus (drawing) white black one piece, two white rows framed on one side Curium, Theater. rows framed on one side by two rows of blue, on other West of south parnof Theater by one row. On side with, a second layer. second row of blue with many 14 May '49. SF. no.12 tesserae rows of red Fales. NB V. p. 42. coming in on a slant.

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

Objects named on this pageKourion Complex (city site and Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates)

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Recorded

  • Mo 170Mosaic tesserae

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