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 61 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 61 of 64

A 422 Sandstone. Two surfaces preserved, one with round object about semi-circular 3.5 cm in diameter, beyond this straight line for 5 cm. Maximum length of surface 16 cm. On other surface, rounded object extends for about 3 cm underneath it engraved line and an inclelle just above line, hole, 4 cm wide about 1 cm deep. Underneath this hole, line engrave about 1.5 cm long. Along edge, p: cyma reversa, 3 cm wide, each of three parts about 1 cm wide. In rest of surface spiral, outside widest dimension 4 cm, width of ridge about .6 cm. Part of inside made by drill .4 cm wide. On third side, trace of rounded ridge, about 1 cm wide, about 8 cm preserved. Room L First layer, 28 Oct. 1948 Small find no. 3.

A 423 Sandstone. Maximum dimensions 6 x 4 x 4 cm. Three leaves curled over with hole about 4 cm drilled vertically through each one. Beside these, traces of another leave. Room K, second layer near L 30 Oct. 1948 small find no. 4

A 424 Stone ovolo, preserved for 6 cm, 2 cm high. Straight for 1.5 cm, right angle corner, straight for 7 cm beyond this trace of another surface at right angles to p. 1.7 cm surface. Maximum length 6.2 cm. Area north of Building. Third layer 11.11.48 Small find no. 12

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

Objects named on this pageKourion Complex (city site and Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates)

By the field number written in the record. A number links to the object’s page where we have one, and to the Penn Museum’s record where the museum has it online.

Recorded (3)

  • A 422 (number uncertain)Two surfaces preserved, one with round object [?about] semi-number uncertain
  • A 423 (number uncertain)Three leaves curled over with hole about 4 cm drilled verticnumber uncertain
  • A 424Stone ovolo

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