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 69 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 33 Scan 69 of 208

20.99T. 1907(under street no. 2)Large cup in ceramic "monochrome". Greyish brown earthenware (drawing) tending to violet, fine, hard, sonorous, porous with rare deformed bubbles. Visible temper abundant, greyish-green and black, fine to medium, with rare white grains. Surface with few pits, often ringed with white, sometimes flaked. Usual technique. The join bowl-rim is clearly visible at the break to the right of the handle. The rim is made by a fold of the paste towards (drawing) the outside, clearly visible. Dark violet-brown slip, leaving the broad brush strokes clearly visible. Applied from the bottom towards the top of the vessel. Line of demarcation visible only at one point, slip paler below. Slip solid, thick especially on the inside. Entirely matt, smooth, feel slightly rough, appearance of water-paint. General form usual, rather tall. Shoulder - angular without facet. Rim in the extension of the shoulder, on the outside, and with a clearly marked bead at the join on the inside. Inclined and concave towards the inside. Handle small, not

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

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