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 33 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).

Unnumbered pageScan 33 of 135

Continued from p. 31

no. 6no. 7no. 8… there were, however, a number of valuable fragments. Among them is noted a geometric terracotta horseman (the horse's forelegs broken off) height 13.0 together with a larger geometric horse's head, length 11.1. On the same level as these finds there is found a rather beautiful archa- ic head of terracotta height 7.7. It is bearded and wears earrings. It is to be noted, with regard to all these finds and the other numerous fragments, that they were broken long ago, and that joining parts are found scattered. Thus a leg of the figurine find 6 was found at a distance of 0.5 m. from the find itself. Furthermore, not a single complete object has been found. All these circumstances indicate unconditionally that it is not an undisturbed sanctuary site but rather a rubbish heap, where broken statuettes were tipped … continues

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