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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 6 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 6 of 69

CURIUM: CEMETERY AT ST. HERMOGENES: TRENCH 43.

[margin left: P 1564 Tomb 9,1 37.9] stemless unguentarium resting surface rather rough from wheel; in general, rather roughly made dingy buff clay with white and other bits and some mica; dashes of matt black paint on lip inside and out, and on body one side unbroken H 0.071, diam.0.042

[margin left: P 1565 Tomb 9,2 36.33] bottle jug flat bottom left rough from wheel; thick band handle red clay with many white bits; surface lighter color (wet-smoothed?) mostly gone lip chipped one side, small hole in body same side H 0.14 diam.0.064

[margin left: P 1566 Tomb 9,3 37.8] stemless unguentarium bottom rough from wheel; surface rough red clay, with white and other bits; surface lighter color (wet-smoothed?) mostly gone intact H 0.06 diam.0.034

[margin left: P 1567 Tomb 9,4 36.29] jug, pinched rim bottom shows wheel marks, but trim; and slightly xxxx concave; rather thick band handle buff clay, with white and other bits; pink bruise one side; surface lighter color (wet-smoothed?- much worn one side of the trefoil lip broken away, and the handle has sprung from it at the back; otherwise intact H 0.193 diam.0.13

[margin left: P 1568 Tomb 9,5 37.10 \cf. Marin 9, 13 (plain wh.) Marin 43, 24 (polychr.) for color this no blue/] painted jug with shoulder projections and base flaring rim nearly flat on top; band handle slightly concave on outside; the shoulder projections are applied pinches of clay; the under side of the foot is concave with narrow outer resting surface; its outer edge is roughly grooved by the wheel, which has set off also a rough upper stage to the foot rather hard red clay with some white bits and a rough marked somewhat pitted surface; worn places on neck suggest rest is covered with a red wash; the color, mostly gone, incl.s traces of a fugitive powdery blue (on neck, all round and up and down, but stopping short of the rim; on back of handle; on upper stage of foot (small trace); and remains of thin dark paint (a band continuing the upper handle attachment and interrupting the blue; and possible wavy lines on the body) intact H 0.18 diam.0.07

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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Recorded (5)

  • P 1564 (number uncertain)stemless unguentarium · Tomb 9number uncertain
  • P 1565 (number uncertain)bottle jug · Tomb 9number uncertain
  • P 1566 (number uncertain)stemless unguentarium · Tomb 9number uncertain
  • P 1567 (number uncertain)jug, pinched rim · Tomb 9number uncertain
  • P 1568painted jug with shoulder projections and base · Tomb 9

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