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 57 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 57 of 79

Diary page 876 155. Ter. lamp. E. Bldg., court, 2.50 m. west L 1246 from n.e. corner, about 10 cm. from north wall, right side up, nose toward n.e., in washing at about ground level under debris (The debris was over the washing, the washing a depth of about 15 cm. Complete but cracked. 6 Dec '47 Page 880 156. Bead in glass paste. Gl 142 Drain, Trench 10, at A, east 20 (very near stake) depth from top of drain - 60 cm. - 1.12 m. below mark 8, Street 1. Removed. 8 December. 157. Coin. Drain, Tr. 10, at 0.32 m. n.w. of stake at A, east 20 and at 70 cm. below top of drain - 1.22 m. below mark 8, Street 1. See 871-8. No photo of place where found as the drain is too dark & deep. 158. Bronze object. M 735 Page 882 159. Coin. .Court of E. Bldg. 2 cm. from east wall of court. See Film 103 #7x No. 5 (#7) for place where found. Lying among small stones and chunks of lime mortar with coarse sand, some of which lie lower than coin which shows this feel before washing came in which coin is buried. Found 9 cm. above ancient ground level in mod. washing. 1.50 m. north of line of stylobate. 8 Dec 47. 160. Coin. Alexander. Hellenistic bevelled edge. Trench 10, B-148-Gamma, east 11.29 m. at 10 cm. below top of south wall of drain and up against its outer face. See Film 103 #30(#32) in stratum 2 below upper level of foundation for pavement. 161. Bronze finger M 737 For place where found see Film 104, #4. Narrow. Page 904 162. Terracotta lamp, complete, unbroken. L 1247 For place where found see Film 104, #5. East of n.e. corner of court, 1.12 m. north of n.e. corner of narrow chamber east of court, in debris up a gainst wall and 20 cm. below it. 163. Coin. Street 1, drain, p. 913-3. 570 cm. below top of paving block and 6 cm. north of south edge under it. Augustus before 27 B.C. 20 April 48. 164. Cylindrical seal. Street 1 very near M west 6 St 884 among debris at level of terracotta water pipe 9 cm. n.w. of its open end. See Film 106 #30 Page 905 & 31, for the place where found. Water pipe is in situ. Appears to be in marble. 165. Arrowhead. Street 1, K-160-Lambda west 6, debris M 761 strat. 1a. See 845-1-a among small stones. See Film 106 #33 and #34 for place where found. 166. Perforated stone object, cylindrical shape, flat St 885 on top and bottom. Street 1 I-56-K west 6.00 debris among small stones. See p. 845-1a. 167. Coin. Street 1 H-155-Theta, 3.46 west on xa2nd stratum among figurines. Dem. Pol. 168. Coin. Theta-105-H, west 7.80, strat. 1a on fallen stone (debris). See Film 107, #6. Ptol. I 305-285.

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)

  • L 1246Lamp
  • Gl 142Bead
  • Coin
  • M 735Bronze object
  • Coin
  • Coin
  • M 737Bronze finger
  • L 1247Terracotta lamp
  • Coin
  • St 884Cylindrical seal
  • M 761ArrowheadPenn Museum 54-28-223 ↗
  • St 885Perforated stone object
  • Coin
  • Coin

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