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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Scan 45 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.

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Finds | Diary page 713 9. | Marble head found near #8 a little to west of it. See Film 98 #11. Lying at 95 cm north of inner | St 848 face of north wall of room north of Doric portico and about 15 cm. above top extant course. Distance measured on face of north wall at point 130 cm from northwest corner of room. 10. | Leg frag marble statue probably belonging to #8, | St 854b right shin. H. about 16 cm. At about of 3 cm. above masonry (or pavement) and at 110 cm. north of inner face of north wall of room north of Doric portico - measured from a point at 1.15 cm. from n.e. corner of room (repeat ne corner). See Film 98. Good marble - no fresh breaks - marble finer grain than Parian, Mr. Hill says. | Page 716 11. | Marble frag. statue. | St 854c found just a few cms. north of #10 which see. Remooved 6 Nov. 12. | Marble base and feet of statue probably belong- | St 854d ing to #8. At 130 cm. from inner face of north | [pencil: I 126] wall of room xnorth of Doric portico as measured off from a point at 124 cm from n.e. corner of room. About 7 cm. above masonry in loose earth forming a part of the debris in this area. Surface soil in this area was removed before warx (Trench 9, Delta-E, north 18-20) a little north of #11. Max. dim. base, 0.235 m. (ca.) Removed 6 Nov. | Page 717 13. | Marble faragment found with #8-12 incl. Looks | St 849 like top of a stele. Possibly belonging to statue (F 8 and 10 & 12) May have served as xx a support. L. (on top) 0.091 m. (ca.) Found just east of #12. 14. | Right shin (marble) probably belonging to | St 854e #8-12. Approx H. 0.210 m. found immediately north of #12. Removed 6 Nov. 15. | Marble block with inscription. May belong to | I 126 statue (#8-12). Found with frags. of marble statues #8-14, at | Page 719 depth about 3 cm above masonry (or pavement) and at 105 cm. from inner face of north wall of room north of Doric portico - measured from a point at 180 cm. from n.w. (repeat nw) corner of room. Inscribed side was found upside down and facing north. See Film 98 nos. 13 & 14. Removed 6 Nov. 16. | Frag. of thigh of statue belonging probably to 8-14 At 104 cm. from inner face of north wall of room north of Doric portico as measured from a point at 145 cm. from n.w. corner of room. About 5 cm. above masonry in loose earth and debris. | Page 721 17. | 2 iron fragments found by Mr. Hill in debris over entrance to room between south end of Street 1 and Altar 2. Found at level of upper step 60 | Too frag'y cm. east of stepx among debris. For debris see | to cat. Film 98 #16. 6 Nov 47

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 (9)

  • 9Marble head
  • 10Leg fragment of marble statue
  • 11Marble fragment of statue
  • 12Marble base and feet of statue
  • 13Marble fragment (possibly top of a stele)
  • 14Right shin (marble)
  • 15Marble block with inscription
  • 16Thigh fragment of statue
  • 17Iron fragments (2)

Also mentionedSH133, SH134, P744

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