V. Grace, Films 1–46 1940–1942Virginia Randolph Grace (probably)

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Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 25, folder 10, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Page 17Scan 18 of 38

Film VG 18, started 31/v/41 (continued)

26	Tr. 43 extension. Hellenistic bowl in situ in earth fill. (In lower right quarter of photograph.) VG p. 159.
27-31	Long cut stone in dromos of Tombs 1 and 9, with end of dromos and back of Wall C fully cleared, and pebbly rock still in place over NW end of Stone. VG p. 155.
32	Outside NW end of long cut stone, digging in archaic well shaft. VG p. 163.
33-34	Fill in and over archaic well shaft. VG p. 165.
35	Tr. 43/75. return of Wall c (?) with sloping dark mark showing where fill of archaic well covered it. VG p. 165.
36-37	Turkish quarter of Episkopi, pounding wheat for wedding loaf, with drummer.
38	G. McF. mounting to go to dig.
39	Tr. 43 and 43/75. General, from SE. (Wall A, its stony stroma showing in scarps beyond, entrances to Tombs 1 and 9 and their dromos with cut stone. VG p. 169.

Film VG 19, started on or before 16/vi/41

4	Sprinkling the lawn
5-7	"Plates" of Tomb 1 given to Antiquities department (photographs of nearly all items, arranged by classes).
8-11	Trench 81, paving (?) stones on bottom, from top, E, side of trench, various spots. Taken 16/vi/41. Slightly underexposed, 8 and 9 not clear.
12	Gl 59 (Tomb 8, 90) at 1:8. Glass bottle.
13	M 334 (Tomb 8, 84) at 1:8. Bronze mirror.
14	M 335 (Tomb 8, 89) at 1:8. Bronze mirror in two fragments.
15	Mi 379 (Tomb 8, 92) at 1:8. Shell, broken.
16-17	Trench 81, paving stones.
18	Trench 81, bit of wall high at SW corner.
19	Trench 81, wall on E side.
20	Trench 87, dromos of Tomb 5, from tomb side, showing earth samples and a bit of the steps to the right of them.
21	Trench 81, wall on E. side. (Ladder moved, but bad lighting. N.g.)
22-24	Tomb 8, doorway, from SW corner of tomb. (Various lightings, of which 24 is most even.)
25-26	Zephyros, Michali, and Rowe's man, on point of departing.
27	Trench 87, dromos of Tomb 5 from tomb side, upper part.
28	The same, lower part.

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