Field diary·DII:1c·1928

Oura, Trachonas and Idalion

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

Scan 23 of field diary DII:1c (Oura, Trachonas and Idalion), handwritten in Swedish. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, DII:1c, Public domain (CC0).

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Continued from scan 22

… its fate.

18/5The large foundation is cleared out successively. In line with the upturned column base of 16/5 and at a distance of south-west of the same, a further column base is found, but this one in situ. Between these bases the foundation is higher, and a broad step leads down to the first level. The bases both rest on the upper step. The temple theory gains in probability.

19/5While clearing of the temple base continued, numerous valuable fragments were found of the frieze

An Amazon head of marble (undamaged)

Costume fragment

Hand holding a sword hilt

A foot in a riding boot

An elbow

All of marble.

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