Manuscript·34 CDF art. 152-3·1969

Enkomi 1969 Inventory continued (III)H. de Contenson

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Handwritten in French. Every line is transcribed and translated, and the English sits beside the scan.

Scan 65 of manuscript 34 CDF art. 152-3 (Enkomi 1969 Inventory continued (III)), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 152-3, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Page 31Scan 65 of 208

20.183Spindle bottle.T. 1907
Brownish grey earthenware with surface(under wall 2)
chamois to cream, quality asEast Chamber
20.182, but very friable.(+ dromos: bcd)
Wheel-made. Handle attached
by application to neck and shoulder.
Regular wheel striations on the inte-
rior, with swirling folds
at the join of neck and body (as on Mycenaean stirrup vases)
Beige to chamois slip, very finely burnished
vertically, very soft to the touch.
Shape: cf. Sjöqvist type 1a, but body
less wide at the top, with profile without concavity, and
no bulge at the handle attachment. Neck narrower
and taller.
Finger impression near handle attachment on shoulder.
Restored. Body, handle, base, rim, incomplete.

Drawing: profile of a spindle bottle with one handle

H.: 22,4 cm - Diam. base of body: 3,85 cm - Diam. max.: 7,45 cm
Diam. neck: 2,55 (base) to 1,8 cm (top). H. neck: 7,1 cm -
Diam. rim: 3,1 cm (ext.) and 1,55 cm (intr). Th. wall: 0,35 to 0,5 cm
Section handle: 1,3 x ± 1 cm - Capacity: 0,34 l. c. -

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

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