Manuscript·34 CDF art. 149·1963

Enkomi 1963 Inventory, XVIth seasonH. de Contenson

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

Scan 17 of manuscript 34 CDF art. 149 (Enkomi 1963 Inventory, XVIth season), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 149, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Page 6Scan 17 of 134

16.15held at shoulder height, forward,
(continued)of the left hand.1142 id
The modelling of the figure is rather
realistic; the face is well drawn, the
style recalls both the clay idols of
Enkomi and the "Lord of Asine"
from Argolid; the nose is straight, the
chin slightly prominent; one
notes on the back, a trace of
tenon (?), at breast height, marked
on the chest, on either side of
the cavity of the sternum.
The total height of the statuette, tenon
at base included = 35 cm;
31 cm, without the tenon; Weight 2.108 gr
length of ingot: 9 cm 5
width of ingot, at the back 6 cm 4; at
the front: 4 cm 7
h. head + helmet = 6 cm 6
w. between horns: 5 cm 2
th. head: 4 cm; w. at the arms: 8, 4
waist: 2 cm 4; hips 4 cm 2 x
″ x 2 cm; ″ 3 cm
length right arm + shield: 6 cm 4

[margin left, written sideways: l. spear restored = 8 cm 8 from the hand (the rest, behind the head)]

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

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