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 91 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 91 of 107

Finds | Diary page 3069 2017. Coin, bevelled edge. Ptolemy II. 2.50 m. S. C 3629 of S. Bldg. 0.06 m. w. of SE Bldg. almost just s. of s.e. corner of SE Bldg. in p. 2641-3 bottom. level .16May52.

2018. Two lamp frags - rims. of probably Broneer type XXVII or XXVIII. 00-2.90 m. e. of s.w. corner of S.E. Bldg. 0-4.35 s. of s. wall. in 3071-1. 17May52.

Page 3073 2019. Box of glass frags. 0-4.00 m. s. of S. Bldg., GL 302 GL 199 44-48.60 m. e. of wx. wall p. 2613-3. 26May52.

2020. Box lamp frags. Same provenience. 26May52. GL 284 GL 202 GL 211, 220

Page 3074 2021. Coin. Constantius II. S. Bldg., exedra 4, C 3630 0.12 m. s. of n. wall, 1.62 w. of e. wall, near bottom of debris at approx. floor level - between e. area of e. stylobate & n. wall. Level -0.17 m. 9Jun52. Found under Arch. block showing in Film 168-19.

2022. Coin. Constantius GallusCaesar. S. Bldg., exedra C 3631 3, at 1.00 m. s. of the s. face of the n. wall and 1.53 m. east of the e. face of the west wall at level +0.13 m. or same as concrete floor. Film 168. 12Jun52. 0.43 m. n. of threshold block.

Page 3076 2023. Coin. SE Bldg. Gallerius Maximian C 3632 top of east wall at 5.45 m. n. of s.e. corner, under debris. 17Jul52.

2024. Coin. Constans. SE Bldg. 0.20 m. e. of e. C 3633 stylobate, 1.05 m. n. of se corner of stylobate 0.52 m. below top of stylobate under fallen wall. 17Jul52.

Page 3078 2025. Marble inscr. complete, broken in 3 pieces. For provenance see Film 171-24: under debris near east wall of room immediately east of SE Bldg near se corner. For text see Film 171-25. 1.42 x 0.22 x 0.043.

Page 3080 F 2026 - 2044. 19 Bronze coins. Recorded 28Mar54. From box labelled: (in Greek) L "Apollo, 14-5-48, Coins from the sieve. From Theta-Kappa West, 8-12, stratum 1a." See p. 945, 11May48.

Page 3083 F 2045 - 2047. 3 bronze coins. Recorded 28Mar54. From box labelled in Greek: "Apollo, 30-5-48. Street 1, E-H, west 0-4, stratum 2, coins from sieve." See p. 1052, 29May48.

F 2049-2055. 7 bronze coins. Recorded 28Mar54. Found in unlabelled box in Apollo apotheke. Probably picked up in Apollo from time to time by guard.

F 2056. Bronze lamp-cover? in form of shell. Max. d. 0.045. Found in box with F 2049-2055 & F 2057.

F 2057. Bronze bezel of ring(?) Max. d. 0.016. Found in box w. F 2049-2055 & F 2056.

F 2058. Bronze coin. Recorded 28Mar 54. Found in envelope labelled: "Street 1, west H-Theta 4-6, strat. 1A. p. 29 marked x on plan. Coin. V/8/48." See p. 924, April 30, 1948.

F 2059. Bronze coin. Recorded 28Mar54. Found in envelope labelled: "Street 1 west, H-Theta 2-4, p. 29, marked x xxxxxx. Coin. Strat. 2. V/8/48)". See p. 924, Apr. 30, 1948.

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 (16)

  • 2017Coin, bevelled edge
  • 2018Lamp fragments - rims
  • 2019Box of glass fragments
  • 2020Box lamp fragments
  • 2021Coin
  • 2022Coin
  • 2023Coin
  • 2024Coin
  • 2025Marble inscription
  • F 2026 - 2044Bronze coins (19)
  • F 2045 - 2047Bronze coins (3)
  • F 2049-2055Bronze coins (7)
  • F 2056Bronze lamp-cover?
  • F 2057Bronze bezel of ring(?)
  • F 2058Bronze coin
  • F 2059Bronze coin

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