Notebook·000005·1927–1931

Notes on pottery from Troy, the Cyclades and CreteEinar Gjerstad

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Handwritten in Swedish. Every line is transcribed and translated, and the English sits beside the scan.

Scan 77 of notebook 000005 (Notes on pottery from Troy, the Cyclades and Crete), handwritten in Swedish, with drawings. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, 000005, Public domain (CC0).

Unnumbered pageScan 77 of 176

14)Pilgrim bottle with two handles

15.Jug with cut away

neck (prob. L. M. III = Xanthoudides Τάφ. Καλυβίων)

16.Fruit bowls, advanced

(drawing) M. M. types.

Profile of a stemmed bowl
DrawingProfile of a stemmed bowl

1) Characteristic of the Cretan amphora is its vertical handles 2) The teacup is deep.

3) The stirrup jug is squashed round, with a flat base, a short bred spout and a low stirrup handle, sometimes concave (drawing) 4) Common also in L. M. III … continues

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