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 25 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 11Scan 25 of 208

20.81Half of a cup in "base-ring II" pottery.T. 1907
Brown-grey terracotta(under wall no.^ 2)
with interior surface (drawing)Dromos
and exterior brown-red,
fine, fairly hard, finely porous and with
numerous small bubbles visible to the naked eye -
Fairly sonorous. Visible temper, not very abundant:
fine to medium dark grains, fine white grains
more numerous. Surface with burst holes, small,
fairly numerous on the exterior.
Hand-made, fairly carefully finished. Base and handle (?)
added. Surface fairly well smoothed.
Slip very thin, carefully applied
with a brush, horizontally (?) over the whole vessel.
Orange-brown Orange-red to brown-red on the interior, brown on the rim and the
upper bowl on the exterior, orange-red to brown
red on the lower bowl and the base. Lustrous, still
slightly shiny on the interior.
Shape: cf. Sjöqvist, type 3, but base less
flaring and bowl less high.
Decoration: white paint, matt, worn - One
distinguishes, to the right of the handle, four horizon-
tal lines below the rim; to the left of the handle, below the
rim, three lines slanting from right to left.

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

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