Catalogue·PU-Mu 1050, Box 24, folder 15·1939–1948

Kourion Complex (Apollo), Finds (abstracted from McFadden's notebooks) (1 of 2)

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

Scan 27 of catalogue PU-Mu 1050, Box 24, folder 15 (Kourion Complex (Apollo), Finds (abstracted from McFadden's notebooks) (1 of 2)), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 24, folder 15, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 27 of 79

Diary page 247 326. Terracotta disc with full face of woman. Similar one of Gorgon found in Altar 2. T 616 Diam. 6 cm. Trench 9 Lambda-140-Mu south 8.53 lying on 2nd stratum stratum. See photos Film 14, No. 31 #33 327. Coin. Trench 9 * Lambda-110-Mu south 9.20 C 184 on 2nd stratum between stones See Film 14, No. 32 34 Ptol. VI. Sv p. 230 cf. Pl. XLVIII 16-IT no. 1406 328. Interesting coin found by shepherd near C 185 ?road between Curium & Apollo April 5 Ptol. IA' silver 112 BC Paphos. Sv 1739 Pl. LIX-6 329. Coin. Found upright Trench 9 A-24-b south C 186 16.10 in 2nd stratum of water drain. See film 14, #34 #36 Diary April 15. Ptol. B Sv IV P.251 330. Terracotta head 10 x 13 cm. roughly. Trace of T 2020 colour on right See film 15 no. 14. Found east of site on surface. 331. Coin. Trench 9 d-155-e south 3.60 lying in C 187 surface soil 4 cm above second stratum. Apr 6 Illeg. 332. Coin. Trench 1 K-75-Lambda south 21.60 lying C 188 on 2nd stratum. Apr. 6. 15 cm below surface. Gordian III 238-243 A.D. 333. Coin. Found by shepherd on site of Apollo C 189 in dump (I think) Apr. 6. West end of site. Ptol. II Sv 83.553 mono. ill. 334. Small bronze animal 2.5 x 2.1 cm. W. of Temple M 138 B H-70-Theta west 3.70 30 cm. below grass. Page 259 335. Coin. Trench 9 Theta-32-iota north 4.10 4 cm above 2nd stratum. Apr. 7. C 190 Maximianus. Cyzicus 296 A.D. 336. Bronze bull 4 x 3 cm. Street 1 N-160-Xi M 108 east 11.95 lying on second stratum 15 cm. below surface. In fire area, dark grey soil. 7/4/37 337. Street 1 K-5-Lambda west 1.95 lying on 2nd M 99 b stratum April 8. Found with thumb tack b M 100 a 8/4/37. 338. Thumb tack. Same place as 337. 339. Coin. Street 1 K-5-Lambda west 1.45 lying C 191 on stone on top of second stratum. Apr. 8 Illeg. early.

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

Objects named on this pageKourion Complex (city site and Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates)

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Recorded (14)

  • 326Terracotta disc
  • 327Coin
  • 328Coin
  • 329Coin
  • 330Terracotta head
  • 331Coin
  • 332Coin
  • 333Coin
  • 334Small bronze animal
  • 335Coin
  • 336Bronze bull
  • 337Found with thumb tack _b_
  • 338Thumb tack
  • 339Coin

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