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Object cards·PU-Mu 1050, Box 23, folder 12·Undated

Ayios Ermoyenis, Terracotta (T)

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

Scan 19 of object cards PU-Mu 1050, Box 23, folder 12 (Ayios Ermoyenis, Terracotta (T)), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 23, folder 12, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 19 of 22

TERRACOTTA FIGURINES - 2

Fore quarters horse, collar around neck. Bright orange-red colour clay, grey at core. E-H, unth 18-20, p. 1405 - 3 (b).

Front half headless horse with lower body of rider. Orange-red clay, local; worn tan on surface. Rider has flipper-like feet. E-H, unth 18-20, p. 1405- 2 (b).

Female figure. Buff clay. Matt black paint: 2 horiz. bands around lower body; straps crin.om from shoulders, between breasts, to waist band; 3 bands across back of shoulders. Head, arms, lower body missing. Hollow, cylindrical figure, all too well shapeless because extremation not preserved; hands + prd. crucisout distinguish 1 bow or piece of p<he>ng. Pli 87, 2.00 - 3.10. 15-4-41. Pres. H., 0.088 m. - rem.

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

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Recorded (3)

  • Fore quarters horse, collar around neck
  • Front half headless horse with lower body of rider
  • Female figure

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