Object cards·PU-Mu 1050, Box 22, folder 3·Undated

Kourion Complex, Stone (St 1–St 304)

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

Scan 38 of object cards PU-Mu 1050, Box 22, folder 3 (Kourion Complex, Stone (St 1–St 304)), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 22, folder 3, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 38 of 150

at rear lower corners, and by front w. poles springing from the length of either corner. Inside divided by low centr. partition into compartments for driver and passenger. Driver clothed in chiton and him. rests l. on corner of cher. r. on breast holds him.; lower part of passenger also draped. Rear legs of horses solid plaque attached to poles save of two outer horses indicated in relief.

Poles attach to yokes joining each outer pair; the yokes however are represented as continuous band over necks of all the horses. Horses long-bodied, long-legged, equipped w. neck-covers in back, breast-bands hanging from yokes, blinkers, band down center of nose, and cheek-bands. belly-bands attached to yokes. Forefeet appear on r. corner of basas, and forelegs were carved out separately.

Photograph

[margin left: C 38 (before joined)]

Margin right: front

Drawing: outline of an object with labels: front

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

Objects named on this page

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Recorded

  • Marble chariot group (sculptural relief fragment)

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