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 41 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 41 of 150

St 217 Horses of Quadriga "Altar Two" E. Rack xi/1939 NE 1 p. 170

L. of Horses 0.14 b) Gtest dim. 0.15

a) Chariot-car with two occupants, partition down middle, high front start of continuous base, internal hole for axle- pole. Head & upper part of driver, head of passenger part missing, rest front of chariot.-st 415

a) trunks of two horses, joined by yoke and pole, made up of 3 joined frags: lack legs, heads, most of tails. b) Basis for a) w. front feet of 2 horses pres. broken behind and to 1. Soft limestone. Horses long-bodied, stand as though w. forefeet advanced; long narrow pole, knob-yoke. Basis flat, continuous, feet roughly indicated. c) Horses 1 + 2, (rearpart of horse 1, hind of horse 2, 4 legs of both missing). two bands around neck with bead at bottom under forequarters.

Votive Deposit

Stamp: FLOOR

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

  • St 217Horses of Quadriga "Altar Two"

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