Catalogue·PU-Mu 1050, Box 24, folder 16·1939–1948

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

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

Scan 105 of catalogue PU-Mu 1050, Box 24, folder 16 (Kourion Complex (Apollo), Finds (abstracted from McFadden's notebooks) (2 of 2)), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 24, folder 16, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Page _Diary page 364_Scan 105 of 107

Stones & Marbles 72. Seal Stone 7/5/37. Hole running lengthwise | S 50 thru centre. North of Temple B A-90-13 north 11.30, lying on stones 20 cm below surface. 73. Fragment of left side of animal in stone. | St 420 Trench 9 Z-H north 28-30 in surface soil. May 6. 74. Fragment of car (Harma) of chariot in stone. | St 415 Trench 9 M-N north 26-28 lying on 2nd stratum. May 6.

75. Neck & back of man & woman in marble. | St 443 18 x 17 cm. roughly. Street 1 surface soil, found among tiles removed in 1936. 76. Fragment of statue in stone. 13.3 x 11.2 cm. | St 421 probably haunches & feet of lion with long tail. Street 1 N-95-Xi east 5.20 lying on 2nd stratum. 77. Torso of animal in stone in 2 parts - left side | St 417 drawn. Street 1 N-110-Xi east 6.05 lying on 2nd stratum. 78. Dove in stone. H. 14 cm. | St 425 Street 1 Z-H west 2-4 on crude wall.

79. Marble inscription. | I 92 Trench 5 K-98-Lambda east 40.40 10 cm. below surface in surface soil. 80. Object in stone in shape of altar. | St 428 Trench 9 e-z(?) south 14-16 lying on 2nd stratum. 5/4/37 81. Stone object. Street 1 Z-H east 2-4 surface soil. | St 429 10 cm. below surface. 82. Base & toes of foot of stone statuette. | St 435 Trench 9 Delta-Epsilon north 20-22 on stone forming top of 2nd stratum. 23/3/37.

83. Seal stone Street 1 E-125-Z west 122 surface soil depth 45 cm.

83. (sic). Marble inscription Nov. 29, '35. | I 9392 Trench 5 Lambda-Mu 1st stratum 0-60 cm. See Film 33, No. 24.

83. (sic) Seal Stone Street 1 E-125-Z west 122 surface soil depth 45 cm.

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)

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 (13)

  • S 50Seal Stone
  • St 420Fragment of left side of animal
  • St 415Fragment of car (Harma) of chariot
  • St 443Neck & back of man & woman
  • St 421Fragment of statue
  • St 417Torso of animal
  • St 425Dove
  • I 92Marble inscription
  • St 428Object in shape of altar
  • St 429Stone object
  • St 435Base & toes of foot of stone statuette
  • 83Seal stone
  • I \93/~~92~~Marble inscription

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