Manuscript·34 CDF art. 152-1·1969

Enkomi 1969 Inventory IH. de Contenson

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

Scan 153 of manuscript 34 CDF art. 152-1 (Enkomi 1969 Inventory I), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 152-1, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Page 82Scan 153 of 192

20.59 | and not split. (continued) | Hand-made, carefully, in four five parts at least. (base, body, (rim), (neck, handle. Neck and lower body scraped vertically. A large straw accidentally embedded in the body. Very thin slip, carefully applied with a brush over the whole vessel and the inside of the rim. Black on the right side, grey to grey-brown on the left side of the body and under the foot, brown on the rim. Finely burnished, shining especially in the black parts. Developed conical base, piriform body, neck narrowing from bottom to top, with straight sides, neck rim conical like the base, vertical flat handle from the bottom of the upper half of the neck to the bottom of the shoulder. Axis slightly inclined backwards. Decoration: two ridges around the neck at the attachment of the handle. Rounded profile. The upper ridge clearly extends onto the sides of the handle. Fingerprints illegible at the base of the handle and under the ridges. Almost intact. Height: 13,1 cm - Diam. base: 3,05 (bottom) to 1,52 cm (top) Height base: 1,23 cm - Diam. max. body: 5 cm - Diam. neck 1,94 (bottom) to 1,38 cm (top). Height neck + rim: 7,7 cm - Diam. rim: 3,2 cm - Height rim: 1,2 cm - Section handle: 1 × 0,46 cm Wall thickness: 0,28 cm (neck). Capacity: 0,054 l.

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