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Field diary·DII:2e·1929–1930

Ayios Phokas, Ayios Iakovos, Kition and AmathusAlfred Westholm

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

Scan 82 of field diary DII:2e (Ayios Phokas, Ayios Iakovos, Kition and Amathus), handwritten in Swedish. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, DII:2e, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.

Unnumbered pageScan 82 of 147

For this reason certain parts of the room are dug deep, leaving profiles. At the sherd collection the room is divided in the following natural way with pottery collection levels levelled from the 0-point for the statues:

The cult room's southwest corner:

1.1,05 - 2,75 m. (almost without pottery.)

The northwest corner of the cult room:

1. 1,10 - 2,10 m36 pl w., 7 wh p., 2 bl on r., 3 bl vern.
2. 2,10 - 2,70 〃85 pl w. 1 bichr. 28 wh p. 22 red sl. 50 bl on red (III)
3. 2,70 - 3,00 m6 pith, 85 pl w., 13 wh p, 2 bichr, 12 red sl, 22 bl on red, 2 bl. sl.
4. 3,00 - 3,10 〃2 pith, 85 pl w. 15 wh p. 10 red sl 38 bl on red.
5. 3,10 - 3,40 m1 pith, 56 pl w. 42 wh p (II), 4 bl on red, 12 bl sl.
6. 3,40 - 3,70 m3 pith, 66 pl w. 40 wh p (I-II) 2 red sl (I) 7 bl sl.
7. 3,70 - 3,90 〃46 pl w., 40 wh p (I), 4 bl sl.

the rock reached. —

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