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 18 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.

Page 9138Scan 18 of 69

T 2521 Tomb 9,10 39.5 terracotta fragments original object uncertain, but frgs. not part of a pot; cf with T 2520 (Tomb1,480); present frags. suggest mothing but one or more amorphous lumps red, friable clay with some blackening on the outside, like that of T 1520; question how much fired of largest frag. L 0.042, T 0.018

T 2522 Sherd Lot 19(Tr.43 extension, loose stony fill, below ca.2.4 2.40 from surface) 39.17 fragment of terracotta figure upper part of torso with stumps of neck and arms as nearly as can be made out; curde workmanship red clay with white and other bits, pitted surface PH 0.046, PW 0.054

L 370 Tomb 1,8 15.7, 16.9 [pencil note: cf. XXII Westenbr Type V] early Roman lamp, tongue rosette on discus slightly raised base, on which a faint raised letter T, forward of center; from volutes on shoulder a raised line extends down over shoulder on either side (cf O.B.Type XX) reddish buff clay, red to brownish glaze without much luster; cf P 1555 intact L 0.108, W 0.078, H 0.025

L 371 Tomb 1,73 15.40,16.9 pinched rim lamp, fragmentary somewhat raised flat base showing underneath twist from wheel porous reddish buff clay, with white, pottery, and other bits mended from 8 pieces; 2/3 of rim, including bent-in part, missing, but the beginning of the bend shows near the bottom of the vessel at the edge of the break H 0.028 diam. of base, 0.042, est.diam. of rim, ca. 0.095 W of rim 0.012

L 372 Tr.43/75, top earth of dromos(?) fill 38.29, 38.30 [pencil note: cf Type IX - XVII = lamps of HAT Group C p. 366] Hellenistic wheel-made lamp body with sharp angle higher than the middle, semi- xxxxnxxx pierced knob at the left side, and apparently raised base; depression round the wick-hole; no handle buff clay with dark bits; rather thin matt paint; mottled and shaded red to black mended from 6 pieces; part missing includes most of under side and end of nozzle PH 0.027 diam. 0.066

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

Objects named on this pageAyios Ermoyenis (St Hermogenes)

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