Catalogue·PU-Mu 1050, Box 24, folder 5·1939–1948

Bamboula and Kourion Complex (trenches, palace), Sherds

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

Scan 14 of catalogue PU-Mu 1050, Box 24, folder 5 (Bamboula and Kourion Complex (trenches, palace), Sherds), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 24, folder 5, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

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Bamboula

LHIII or maybe part of Sh 105 pot<s>/ Pseudo-Myc. Rim frag. of deep bowl. CleanSh 106
warm buff clay. Matt brown paint. With Sh 105
Kaloriziki style bowl frag. Wavy lines. With Sh 105Sh 107

Sh 108 a-f| LHIII ? Pseudo-Myc. 9 sherds. Clean clay with some fine sand + lime. Pinkish inside, greenish outside. Streaky paint, light to dark brown, firm, almost lustrous. Sherd 108 a found with Sh 105, others Tr. 2, Unit 5, 9.06 - 9.35 8.68 - 9.47 (7.4.37)

Sh 109| Pseudo-Myc. Rim frag. of deep bowl. Fairly clean clay, buff inside, greenish out. Firm matt paint, dark reddish- to grey-brown. Tr. 2, door between Units 5 + 7, ca. 9.45 (20.3.37)

Sh 110| LHIII ? Base of bowl. Fairly clean clay, grey (but maybe burnt). Firm matt paint, slightly greenish grey. Spiral at center. With Sh 109

Sh 111| LCIII: Frag. of concave-rimmed bowl. Hard, dull brown, clay with fine sand. Hard crackled paint, almost lustrous, streaked brown to red-brown. Bamboula, Tr. 2, Unit 5, 8.93 - 8.95 9.05 floor (18.3.37)

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

Objects named on this pageBamboula (Episkopi)

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Recorded (6)

  • Sh 106Rim frag. of deep bowl
  • Sh 107Kaloriziki style bowl frag.
  • Sh 108 a-f9 sherds
  • Sh 109Rim frag. of deep bowl
  • Sh 110Base of bowl
  • Sh 111Frag. of concave-rimmed bowl

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