Photographs·PU-Mu 1050, Box 25, folder 15·1953–1954

Edwards, Cox and others, Color 1–10; B&W 1–78; A–B 1953–1954G. Roger Edwards (probably) and Dorothy Hannah Cox (probably)

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

Scan 3 of photographs PU-Mu 1050, Box 25, folder 15 (Edwards, Cox and others, Color 1–10; B&W 1–78; A–B 1953–1954), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 25, folder 15, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 3 of 78

Curium Excavations COLOR ROLL #3 (Edwards)

33 exposures with wide angle lens

Karpas trip, 20-21 March, 1954

(Don't recall all the shots taken but the following are included. The sites were visited in the order named).

Handwritten: C-27-33

1. Kantara Castle (XIII cent.) [handwritten: 1] 1. Entrance to castle from inside [handwritten: 2] 1 or 2: Davlos & harbors from the castle [handwritten: 3] 1. South side of entrance to castle, from north, outside. 1. North side of entrance to castle, from south, inside. 1. North side of entrance to castle, from south, outside [handwritten: 6] 2. Approach & entrance to castle from east, outside.

Handwritten: C-34-36 / 8-10

2.Church of the Panaghia Kanakaria (near Lythranogomi)

1.Mosaic of glass cubes: Virgin & Child, angels flanking; border of medallions of saints. Dated by Megaw VI cent. A.D.

2.Exterior of church (mainly XI-XII th cent.)

Handwritten: C37-40 / 11-14

3.Ayios Philon (near ancient Karpasia, and near modern Rizo-carpaso)

2.Church of Ayios Philon, later.

1.Floors & foundations of earlier church (VI cent.?)

1.Remaining blocks (with swallow-tail clamp cuttings) of ancient mole at harbor.

4.Cape Andreas.(Cape Dinaretum) Sanctuary of Aphrodite Acraea

1.The "Castros" from the east; two caves in north side.

1.The north harbor 1.2. The south harbor

5.Fragment of archaic statue (Aphrodite?), pedestal, feet & lower garments.

1.Badly weathered torso fr. of archaic (?) statue.

2."Castros" from the west.

5.Aphendrika.

3.Cuttings in rock for "fortress" on acropolis (Cf. Hogarth, Devia Cypria, p. 87, plan)

Handwritten: 28-32

1.Marigolds on acropolis

1.General view of acropolis from north.

Handwritten: C-54 - C-58

Handwritten: C41 - C53 / 15-27

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

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