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 34 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 34 of 69

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M 286 15.23 St Hermogenes 1940 Tr.43, Tomb 1, # 43 at -6.419 VG pp.12,29,30,188 bronze fastenings(?) near-circles of wire like those of M 285 (see card); these also found in a heap; consist of 3, of which one unbroken, the others in two pieces each corroded, not cleaned ca. 0.01 in diam.

M 287 14.27 St Hermogenes 1940 Tr. 43, Tomb 1, # 47 at -6.244 to -6.384 (tip down) VG pp.12,15,16,18,22 iron strigil so far as discernible in corrosion, resembles bz strigil M 271, except that the folded-up part of the handle strip is considerably narrower than the front part (continuous width 5 to 7 mm with scraper): 0.018 to 0.024; and there is no turn-back at the edges of the handle mended from 7 pieces; slight restoration in wax about the middle of the scraper, but there seems to be an actual join there on one side total L 0.23 W of scraper near handle end 0.024 " " other " 0.021 Of folded part of handle, L 0.117 T ca. 0.025

M 288 14.13 St Heromgenes 1940 Tr.43, Tomb 1, # 54 at -6.376 VG pp.12,22,23 "on top of 52" bronze needle one end pinched rather flat and pierced; point other end seems to be preserved 2 joining pieces eye end, total L.0.024; point end frag., non-joining with other pair, L 0.036 corroded, uncleaned

M 289 14.13 St Hermogenes 1940 Tr.43, Tomb 1, # 55 "on bone near mirror # 16", no other record of level VG pp.12,25 bronze needle(?) no eye preserved badly corroded; broken into 5 pieces total L 0.075, as recorded also on envelope (undated) written in tomb

M 290 14.13 St Hermogenes 1940 Tr.43,Tomb 1, # 56 no record of exact level VG pp.8,12,14,30 iron nail shaft, squarish in section, end broken, bits preserved gtest dim. 0.016

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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Also mentionedM 285

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