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Object cards·PU-Mu 1050, Box 21, folder 8·Undated

Kourion Complex, Sherd (Sh 1001–1264)

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

Scan 12 of object cards PU-Mu 1050, Box 21, folder 8 (Kourion Complex, Sherd (Sh 1001–1264)), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 21, folder 8, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 12 of 141

Sh 1021-1023 Pre-Hellenistic "Altar Two" p. 154 Cab. Dr. 2 x/1939

Sh 1021 Handle Frag. (of Jug ?) NW 1 W. at join 0.051 Greenish-grey w. white sand; unglazed. Elliptical section. Inscribed in the wet clay:

Sh 1022 Handle and Neck Frag. (of Jug ?) NE 1 diam. est. of neck ca. 0.12 W. of handle 0.038 Grey clay w. white sand; surface fired tan. Ungl. Elliptical in section. Inscribed in the wet clay:

Sh 1023 a and b Handle and Neck Frags. Amph ? of Amphora ? NW 2 a) max. dim.0.068; b) max.dim..048 Tan clay w. black silt; greyish-green slip; on one side dull black paint. Handle cylindrical in section. a) part of wall and handle. b) part of handle.

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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 (3)

  • Sh 1021Handle Frag. (of Jug ?)
  • Sh 1022Handle and Neck Frag. (of Jug ?)
  • Sh 1023 a and bHandle and Neck Frags. (of Amphora ?)

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