Field diary·DII:3a·1928

Vouni IAlfred Westholm

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

Scan 22 of field diary DII:3a (Vouni I), handwritten in Swedish. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, DII:3a, Public domain (CC0).

Unnumbered pageScan 22 of 180

Continued from scan 21

121314… Pottery should be noted as Classical (black-glazed) and coarser also Hellenistic. Not a single geometric sherd was found. Close to the next modern field wall (with statue no. 1) two statue fragments, a hand 12 and a foot 13 of pottery, were found on the surface layer. Both are smaller than life size. Also a peculiarly carved stone (possibly statue fragm.) 14 was found at the same time.

[illegible] c. 1 m above this field wall the rock drops very steeply downward but is continued by an uneven kongi floor, which however after only 0,50 m. is destroyed. Below this level and beneath the floor a deep layer enormously rich in statues and fragments thereof. (On this more below). This layer, which is called "The Fine Layer" extends from the rock-ledge largely over this entire field terrace. C. 7 m from the rock ledge the Fine Layer appears to end at a stairway … continues

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