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 183 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 90Scan 183 of 208

20.147T. 1907(under street no. 2)Dromos.Monochrome ceramic cup. Pinkish brown terracotta (drawing) light, with chamois surface whitish in the upper part of the exterior, fine, fairly soft, fairly dense, fairly sonorous, porous with deformed bubbles, few abundant. Visible temper fairly abundant, black brown and white, fine. Surface with rare holes, often outlined in white. Technique. As 20.144, except less the groove on the inside of the shoulder. Interior slip reddish brown, quality and brush strokes as interior of 20.131 (width of brush: 2,8 cm). Exterior: pinkish beige at the bottom, yellowish brown to cream, above the line of demarcation, very clear (diam: 12,8 cm) Shape very wide and low. Base as 20.119 (i.e. not very omphalos-like and joined to the bowl by a sharp angle, without a corresponding bead to an interior groove; interior edge clear but not very angular), but less wide. Shoulder faceted. Rim set back on the shoulder, almost vertical, with a slight interior bead placed low. Handle fairly fine.

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

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