Notebook·34 CDF art. 146-2·1958–1960

Enkomi 4th notebook, 1958 and 1960H. de Contenson

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

Scan 43 of notebook 34 CDF art. 146-2 (Enkomi 4th notebook, 1958 and 1960), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 146-2, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Page 19Scan 43 of 210

1 upper part of "spindle bottle" in red brick lustrous pottery (drawing) (not preserved) 1 sherd of fine beige pottery with (drawing) red lustrous decoration on the inside, slip white and brown lustrous decoration on the outside (preserved) 1 sherd of fine greenish-white pottery with black parallel band decoration on the outside (preserved) 1 fine buff sherd with white slip (drawing) outside, striped with red lines (preserved) 1 cup handle in white pottery with (drawing) brilliant brown decoration (preserved) 1 fine beige pottery sherd with slip dark red on the outside (not preserved) (drawing) 1 horn-like object in cream pottery (preserved) 1 rim of "spindle bottle" similar to that (drawing) mentioned above (preserved)

Sherds RB II and perhaps beginning RB III, Mycenaean and associated resting on layer (8) (Floor III) which would date from about 1450 -

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

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