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Object cards·PU-Mu 1050, Box 22, folder 2·Undated

Kourion Complex, Sherds (Sh 1651–Sh 1806)

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

Scan 138 of object cards PU-Mu 1050, Box 22, folder 2 (Kourion Complex, Sherds (Sh 1651–Sh 1806)), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 22, folder 2, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 138 of 155

Related to late Roman A: fine red clay, fairly thin fabric, red glaze widespread. Base missing, prob. neck walls flare out to everted rim. c) Similar clay & glaze as b. Preserves part of wall & base. Wide groove on underside of base setting off low base ring from rest of base. walls flare out to carination, then in to rim. Small incised diagonal lines on carination. d) Similar clay as b; red glaze, fired black in spots. Very low base ring. wall flare out for short distance then up. apollo S. Bldg. Room 1 E. side may 5, 1951 M.F. XX. P. 2899, #1744

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

  • Related to late Roman A: fine red clay, fairly thin fabric,

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