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 15 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 6Scan 15 of 208

20.77Fragment of cup in "base-ring" pottery.T. 1907
Grey clay with surface(under street no. 3)
light grey to brownish greyDromos
(lower part of bowl, exterior)(drawing)
and brown or dark beige (certain places on the rim), fine,
very hard, slightly porous but with some bubbles
visible to the naked eye. Visible temper fairly
abundant: fine to medium grey, black and white grains.
Surface with few holes, sometimes flaking.
Technique: as 20.76 - Shoulder scraped horizontally.
Slip as 20.76, but black only at
the inside at the bottom of the bowl, grey to light grey elsewhere,
with reddish brown area on the inside of the rim near the handle.
Lustrous but now matt, except in the black part.
Shape: as 20.75, but profile more sinuous.
No decoration.
Restored - Lacks the base and more than half of the rest.
Preserved height = 7,5 cm - Max. diam. body: 12,5 cm
Height rim: 1,27 cm - Diam rim = 11,2 cm -
Wall thickness = { 0,3 (rim) / 0,15 (upper body) / 0,18 (mid body) - Handle section = 1,45 x 0,5 cm.

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

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