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 125 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 61Scan 125 of 208

20.123(continued)Height: 6,3 cm - Diam base: 4,62 - Diam max: 12,6 cm Diam. rim: 12,1 cm - Height rim: 1,8 cm - Total length: 16,2 cm - Handle section: 0,5 x 1,14 cm Wall thickness: 0,25 cm -

20.124Cup in ceramic "monochrome".T. 1907
Fired clay greyish violet, fine,(under street no. 2)
very hard, sonorous, little porous, (drawing)
bubbles visible very rare. Visible temper
abundant, black and white, fine. Holes in the
surface very rare, no chips, except one very large
flake on the shoulder. Fired clay seems half
vitrified.
Usual technique. Resembles 20.114 and
20.117 in the asymmetry of the shape (rim inclined
from the front towards the handle), the vertical striations (little
clear here) on the exterior of the bowl, the way
in which what remains of the handle is modelled (section
in triangle or trapezium with sharp angles) and to a
certain extent the quality of the slip (worn
above the line of demarcation).
Slip: interior brownish violet, almost black
with metallic lustre; exterior: a little lighter and

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

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