Manuscript·34 CDF art. 152-2·1969

Enkomi 1969 Inventory continued (II)H. de Contenson

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

Scan 121 of manuscript 34 CDF art. 152-2 (Enkomi 1969 Inventory continued (II)), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 152-2, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Page 59Scan 121 of 208

20.122Small cup in ceramic "monochrome"T. 1907
Light red terracotta with (drawing)(under street no. 2)
outer surface buff, fine,
hard to very hard, ringing, porous, with visible bubbles
flattened ones rare. Visible temper: fine grey, rare,
white, fine to medium, abundant - Holes in the
surface rare, but one largely spalled.
Usual technique. Exterior with rare
traces of scraping with a knife, interior well
smoothed.
Interior slip pinkish red, with darker zones
where it is thicker (hollow of the shoulder and of the
base), very slight metallic lustre, exterior, matt,
with buff ground showing through. Brush strokes
barely visible - Line of demarcation not very clear -
(diam.: 8,9 cm c.)
Shape: base slightly omphalos, join with
bowl not very angular and interior groove not very marked.
Shoulder soft-angled. Rim as 20.109 with
thicker rim. Thin handle, with appendage with tip
thinned and rounded.
Finger impressions: handle (numerous), exterior of bowl
(rare and poorly legible), rim and interior of rim near handle -
Restored, incomplete ).

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

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