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 22 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

Sh 173 | Base Ring. Frag. with incised band. With sh 171 Sh 174 | Neolithic, dark red paint on gritty yellow clay. With sh 171. Probably of same pot as Sh. 202 Sh 175 | Bichrome (G.O.K.) Jug neck. Soft grey clay with lighter slip. Dark grey checkering, filled with pink. Tr. 3, lower, to Bed-rock. (16.3.37) Sh 176 | Archaic? Ionic?? Warm brown clay, fairly clean. lustrous creamy slip. Lustrous black paint, flaked. Tr. 4, 2 meter extension along south side of original trench. Surface to 9.82 - 10.14 (1-4-37) Sh 177 | White slip. Thick rim of large bowl. Rust-coloured paint, varying from light to dark. With Sh 176 Sh 178 | Black Slip Ware. Filled incisions + beart. With Sh 176 Sh 179. | Black Slip Ware. Incised lines + dots. With Sh 176. Sh 180 | Attic B.F. Frag. Black interior & below ext. legs of lion (?) Fine incisions. Excellent ware. Tr. 2, Outside Circuit wall. Sh 181 | Bichrome. Dull brown clay with prominent dark grey core. Dull red + black paint, hard + slightly crackly. Tr. 2, Unit 18 10.47 / 10.55 } [illegible] 10.67 (14-4-37)

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1953- sherd marked with this number has paint almost completely worn off.

Levanto - Mycenean)

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 (9)

  • Sh 173Frag.
  • Sh 174Neolithic, dark red paint on gritty yellow clay. With sh 171
  • Sh 175Jug neck
  • Sh 176Archaic? Ionic?? Warm brown clay, fairly clean. lustrous cre
  • Sh 177Thick rim of large bowl
  • Sh 178Black Slip Ware. Filled incisions + beart. With Sh 176
  • Sh 179Black Slip Ware. Incised lines + dots. With Sh 176.
  • Sh 180Frag.
  • Sh 181Bichrome. Dull brown clay with prominent dark grey core. Dul

Also mentionedsh 171, Sh. 202

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