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 53 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 371Greek black glaze, uneven and flaky. Rim + handle
of kotyle. Tr. 3 A-B (= Tr. 2, Unit 10), 0.60-0.75. (3-3-37)

Sh 372 | White Painted (M.C.), handle of jug. Firm but porous clay, light grey inside, light pinkish brown outside. Not very well smoothed. Metallic grey paint, flaked. Tr. 3, West of circuit wall. 11.21-11.36 \(16-17-3-37)

Sh 373 | Burnished. Very rich clean clay, bright light pinkish-brown. High burnish, but not everywhere. Int. not smoothed. Lifted handle, oval in section. Tr. 3, W. of wall, 11.36 - 11.43. (16-3-37)

Sh 374 | Hard, grey \med.\ clay with much fine sand + small lime particles. Matt white slip (or rather, paint). Over this bands of light-medium brown + dark grey brown matt paint. Side-spout. With Sh 373.

Sh 375B.F. sherd from lower body of bowl. Tr. 3, W. of circuit wall,
11.43 to bed-rock. (17-3-37)
Sh 376R.P. (III or IV). Bowl rim, incised. With Sh 375
Sh 377R.P. 9 sherds of beaked-mouth jug. 3+2 joins. Soft
light brown clay, grey at interior. With Sh 375

Right page

LC III Dec. Juglet

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 (7)

  • Sh 371Sherd, rim + handle of kotyle
  • Sh 372Sherd, handle of jug
  • Sh 373Sherd, lifted handle
  • Sh 374Sherd, side-spout
  • Sh 375Sherd, lower body of bowl
  • Sh 376Sherd, bowl rim, incised
  • Sh 377Sherds (9), beaked-mouth jug

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