Catalogue·PU-Mu 1050, Box 24, folder 13·1939–1948

Ayios Ermoyenis, Objects

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Typed and handwritten in English. Every line is transcribed, and the text sits beside the scan.

Scan 16 of catalogue PU-Mu 1050, Box 24, folder 13 (Ayios Ermoyenis, Objects), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 24, folder 13, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 16 of 69

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P 1555 Tomb 1,6,40,41,& part of handle from sherds, as frgs. of P 1550 and 1551 13.31,16.7.......& 25.12 of HAT. E72 note simil. of handle

red jug, lagynos type smiple flaring rim as on Bronze Age red polished juglets; band handle, 3 vertical grooves on outside; ring base, 2 horizontal grooves on outside; spiral mark from wheel clear within soft, fine clay, fired partly light red, partly quite white; red glaze much worn off and not very lystrous, fires brown in patches; clay and glaze, cf Cypriote of ca. 2000 BC neck and handle mended; bit of neck and top of handle restored in plaster H 0.193 diam. 0.172 of rim 0.034, diam. of base, 0.085

P 1556 Tomb 1,7 13.25

bowl, brown wash rim set off by groove; top bevelled to slope inward slightly raised base slightly concave underneath; rouletting (faint) in 6 horizontal bands, one at angle, 3 above, 2 below fine clay, hard clay, light brown, with some mica; brown and greyish wash much gone from outside; thin fabric dented on one side one side mended, piece and chips missing H 0.06 diam. 0.12

P 1557 Tomb 1,26 14.34

pottery flask, fragmentary spreading ring foot with slightly raised disk center inside ring fine light red clay; remains of not very lustrous red glaze which covered bottom also; the glaze looks on one side as if it had never been effectively applied top gone, remaining part mended PH 0.081 diam. 0.041

P 1558 Tomb 1,32 13.8

fusiform unguentarium narrow mushroom lip; under surface shows rough spiral from wheel, surface in general rough greenish buff clay with white and other bits intact H 0.125 diam. 0.036

P 1559 Tomb 1,33 13.7

fusiform unguentarium simple flaring rim; under surface shows twist from wheel powdery buff clay, some bits intact H 0.15 diam. 0.043

P 1560 Tomb 1,38 13.11

fusiform unguentarium not wheel made, crudely modelled and smoothed by somewhat by paring; inside hollowed by poking with a stick, or some such object reddish buff clay top missing PH 0.079 diam. or gtest W, 0.037

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

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Recorded (6)

Also mentionedP 1550, P 1551

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