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 50 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.

Unnumbered pageScan 50 of 107

Finds | Diary page 2144 1264. | Blackened cooking pot, broken. Two handles P 2258 plain, round in section. Slightly upward slanting rim. No ribbing noted. Found by previous - slightly lower on top of 1887-5. Some sherds under F 1263. 8 June 50.

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1265. | Common ware bowl - broken - incomplete - P 2272 blackened by fire - grooved flaring rim; lug handle. Unribbed. Same room. In 1887-5 near north wall - center. 1266. | Blackened & ribbed cooking pot. Upward turned P 2274 rim. Broken. Grooved handle. Sherds found with it: fine buff ware, red painted. Found with sherds from 1265.

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1267. | Broken ter. pipe with large deposit from hard water inside - also section of male joint of another pipe on at female end. L. 0.44. Gr. diam. 0.165. Very slightly waisted. Unribbed. Same room 1887-4 & 5. 2.35 west of east. wall; 2.14 north of s. wall. 1268. | Ter. pipe. Very slightly waisted, wheel marks but no ribbing. L. 0.44 m. Gr. Diam, 0.165 (same as previous). Inspection hole - knocked out - not made in factory - deposit from hard water inside. I see now that it is slightly ribbed. 0.74 west of e. wall in 1887-5. 0.135 south of n. wall. 1269. | Broken jug, removed in pieces. No handles found. P 2273 Same room; 0.88 m. west of e. wall; 0.05 south of n. wall. In 1887-5, top in 4. 1270. | Coin. Constantine I, 337. Same room, 1.11 west of C 683 e. wall, 0.75 south of n. wall. In 1887-5 at level 2.225 below spot y. 1271. | Coin. Constantius II. Same room, 0.84 north [underline: Page 2148] of south wall; 0.62 west of east wall. In C 684 1887-5 on bedrock. 1272. | Coin. Illegible... C 718

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1273. | Coin. Illegible. 4th cent. A.D. prob. Same C 685 room, 1887-5 near north wall but found by shovel. So exact place not known. 1274. | Coin. Julian, Caesar. Same room in 1887-4, C 686 near north wall - exact place not known. Fell from earth clinging to wall.

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1275.Roof pan tile, over half complete, inscribed.
Same room, n.e. corner near door, in 1887-4.
1276.Box lamp frags from room 3. 1887-5. Discarded.
Appears to be mainly Broneer XXVIII.

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1277.Box of lamp frags. Same room; 1.60 - 2.30 north
of south wall. In 1887-5.
1278.Small box glass frags. Mostly bluish glass with
irridescence. Not worth cat. Same room, 1887-5.
1279.Box animal bones. Same room 1887-5.

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1280. | Glass frags. - couple base frs., one flaring [pencil: Gl 243] base ring & the other slightly rounded with rising center. Various other frr. Covered with a darkish irridescence. Not worth cat. Same room, near north wall in 1887-5.

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

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Recorded (17)

  • 1264Cooking pot
  • 1265Bowl
  • 1266Cooking pot
  • 1267Terracotta pipe
  • 1268Terracotta pipe
  • 1269Jug
  • 1270Coin
  • 1271Coin
  • 1272Coin
  • 1273Coin
  • 1274Coin
  • 1275Roof pan tile
  • 1276Box of lamp fragments
  • 1277Box of lamp fragments
  • 1278Box of glass fragments
  • 1279Box of animal bones
  • 1280Glass fragments

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