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 73 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 73 of 79

FindsDiary page 1134
431 (sic). Bronze shield, complete, unbroken.M 720
Diam. 0.047 m. Street 1, I-130-K, west 7.45 m. on
Strat. 3.

Page 1135 432. Three figurines. Street 1, I-135-K, west 7.75 m. in strat. 2. 433. Animal figurine. Street 1, K-30-Lambda, west 8.30 m. on strat. 3. 434. Part of neck and mouth of plaster vase. P.H. 0.05 m. Street 1, K-62-Lambda, west 8.50 | Mi525 in strat. 2 on large stone block which has been left where found. See photos this area.

Page 1136 435. Plaster amphoriskos. May have had only one | Mi517 handle, I see now. H. 0.05 m. If so, it is complete. Street 1, K-50-Lambda, west 9.10 m. in Strat. 2. 436. Plaster juglet. H., as preserved, 0.04 m. Street | Mi 532 1, K-50-Lambda, west 9.60 m. in Strat. 2. 437. Bronze wire bent at one end to terminate in | M 762 swan's neck & head. Street 1, K-25-Lambda, west 8.50 on strat. 3. 438. Bronzes, ring & arrowhead. | M795 Street 1, K-Lambda west 8.50 on large stone | M 794 block in strat. 2. 439. Coin. Ptol. I, 303/295. Street 1 K-20-Lambda, west 9.15 m. top of Strat. 2. 440. Object in hard dark blue stone. Looks like part | St 872 of a small hammer head. Round hole in center for hammer handle. Street 1, K-1.20-Lambda, west 8.85 m. on large stone block in strat. 2. Small piece pale blue stone found with it. 441. Coin, very thick. Illegible. Street 1, Theta- 130-Iota, west 7.95 m. in strat. 2.

Page 1138 442. Coin, very thick. Curium 4th cent. B.C. Obv. Apollo; rev. deer. Street 1, Theta-1.35-I, west 7.65 m. Strat. 2, near or on 3. 443. Coin, fairly thick. Curium 4th cent. B.C. 1/2 stag. Street 1, Theta-1.73-I, west 7.91 m. Strat. 2, same level as 442. 444. Coin, very thick. Curium 4th cent. B.C. Street 1, Theta-1.82-I, west 7.90, strat 2. Same level as 441-443. Curium 4th cent. B.C. 445. Coin. Street 1, Theta-1.98-I, west 7.91 m. Strat. 2 same level as 441-444. June '48.

Page 1139 446. Coin. Paphos 380/332 B.C. Street 1, I-90-K, west 7.40 m. Strat. 2, same level as 441-445. 447. Coin. Early, prob. pre-Hell. Illegible. Street 1, I-80-K, west 7.65 m. Strat. 2 same level as 441-446. 448. Coin. Alexander. Street 1, I-1.05-K, west 6.25 m. strat 2 on 3 (about same level as 441-447). 449. Glass (stone?) bead for earring, almost black with 2 white stripes. See Aghios Ermoyenis Tomb 8 (AJA ). Street 1, I-1.20-K west 6.20 m. strat. 2 on 3.

Page 1140 450. Coin. Euagoras II, Salamis 361/351 B.C. Street 1, I-1.70-K, west 7.91 m. Strat. 2.

451. Bronze ring. Found with F 450.M 791

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

Objects named on this page

By the field number written in the record. A number links to the object’s page where we have one, and to the Penn Museum’s record where the museum has it online.

Recorded (9)

  • M 720Bronze shield · Kourion Complex (city site and Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates)
  • Mi525 (number uncertain)Part of neck and mouth of plaster vase · Kourion Complex (city site and Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates)number uncertain
  • Mi517 (number uncertain)Plaster amphoriskos · Kourion Complex (city site and Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates)number uncertain
  • Mi 532Plaster juglet · Kourion Complex (city site and Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates)
  • M 762Bronze wire · Kourion Complex (city site and Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates)Penn Museum 54-28-222 ↗
  • M795Bronze ring · Kourion Complex (city site and Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates)
  • M 794Bronze arrowhead · Kourion Complex (city site and Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates)Penn Museum 54-28-224 ↗
  • St 872Object (possibly part of a small hammer head) · Kourion Complex (city site and Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates)
  • M 791Bronze ring · Ayios Ermoyenis (St Hermogenes)

Also mentionedF 450

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