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 54 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.

Page -53-Scan 54 of 62

Bamboula

Sh 378 | Neolithic? Thick gritty ware, dark grey save at int., where it becomes a dead red. Ext. coal-black, burnished. With Sh 375.

Sh 379 | R.P. Sandy & gritty clay, warmish brown clay, red.-light grey in core. Slipped (?) & burnished brown surface. Int. not for finished. Frag. of base of large sidespout. Tr. 3, lower, in pito in rock outside wall. (19-3-37)

Sh 380 | Black slip. Sherd with thong in relief. Light redbrown clay, grey in core; int. brown. Clean & rather soft. Flaked lustrous deep grey paint. Tr. 2, Unit 1, Intrusions. (24-3-37)

Sh 381Neolithic. Same ware as Sh 167. Tr. 2, Unit 1,
to 9.59 = 9.74 level. (27-3-37)
Sh 382do. do. do. With Sh 381

Sh 383 | L.C. III painted. Frag. of bowl rim. Light brown clay with fine sand, softish. Matt dark grey paint on rim, mostly worn off. With Sh 381 no trace of paint 1953

Sh 384 | L.C. III painted. Bowl rim. Warm brown clay with fine sand, light grey-brown ext. Matt medium dark grey paint. With Sh 381

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 379Sherd, base fragment
  • Sh 380Sherd with thong in relief
  • Sh 381Sherd
  • Sh 382Sherd
  • Sh 383Bowl rim fragment
  • Sh 384Bowl rim

Also mentionedSh 167, Sh 375

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