Catalogue·PU-Mu 1050, Box 24, folder 9·December 1948

Kourion Complex, Palace (Baths) Objects Dec. 1948

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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 9 (Kourion Complex, Palace (Baths) Objects Dec. 1948), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 24, folder 9, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 53 of 64

A 410 | Sand stone, maximum thickness 8.4 cm. Corner piece, preserved with straight edge 15 cm. on one side 13 cm on the other. On edges about 3 cm, to with upper surface sloping back up and becoming thicker. Pattern of three leaved groups, three on each side, with diagonal composed of joining of two outer leaves of two groups. Each group of three separated by hollowing out of stone. Central diagonal leave has a rectangular stem and a bud like end. Leaves come out from another corner first layer of which is concave surmounted by two straight edges cornering, the top 4 ceding from one below 9 cm; the lower recedes from concave about 1.5 cm. The two straight edged ones are about .8 cm high. The bottom of the leaves beveled down in a convex curve resembling that further surmounted by two straight edge corners. This piece was presumably meant to be seen from below. Found Room N North half second layer 4 Nov. 1948. Small find no. 9

A 411 | Sandstone, maximum height 16 cm. It extends back from front-face, a maximum of about 19 cm. a maximum width of about 7 cm. Two halves of of two groups of leaves arranged in pairs with part of stem of leave which above the pairs the meeting point of the pair

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

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Recorded (2)

  • A 410Corner piece
  • A 411Two halves of of two groups of leaves arranged in pairs with · Kourion Complex (city site and Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates)

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