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 63 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 63 of 64

A 425 Sand stone. Small piece similar to A420 Fundort?

A 426 Sand stone. St Double spiral, maximum width 4.5 cm. Maximum outside diameter 6 cm Maximum width of spiral 1 cm, on s one side with eye of spiral. On other side, each spiral varies between diminishes from 1.5 cm to 1 cm. On base of spirals, hole just about below depression which separates them, .4 cm 2 cm deep base then bifurcates, one branch 2 cm wide; other, .25 cm. In 2.5 cm wide one, drilled through, 3/10 cm wide Fundort? 3.11.48 no 11?

A 427 White marble. 1.9 cm thick, roughly rectangular 16.5 x 4.7 cm. Three sides broken. Other side bevelled. Groove about .8 cm wide whose lowest edge is about 2 cm from bevelled edge. This grove not continuous, makes right angle turn. About 3 cm from this, another similar corner of grooved lines parallel. Room N. first or second layer 3 Nov. 1948 Small find no. 9

A 428 Marble, white moulding, upper side smooth. Rounded off roughly in back. On front, groove then round hollow. Room E next to F. + C. second layer. 26 Oct. 48 Small find no. 8

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

Objects named on this page

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Recorded (4)

  • A 425Small piece similar to A420 · Kourion Complex (city site and Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates)
  • A 426Double spiral · Kourion Complex (city site and Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates)
  • A 4271.9 cm thick, roughly rectangular 16.5 x 4.7 cm. Three sides · Kourion Complex (city site and Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates)
  • A 428Moulding · Kourion Complex (city site and Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates)

Also mentionedA420

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