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Journal Q IV. 1947 (continued)
3 Dec (continued)
About 4 h the 11 workmen finished in one day of hard work (they asked even not to observe the breaks, which I did not accept) the clearing of the NW corner of the Palace, a job which on Porphyrios' estimate we did not think we would finish in 3 days! This shows the difference between the output of workmen interested in their work and that of workmen who seek to do as little as possible. It is a little disappointing. We paid them at 4 h 30 and dismissed them take leave of them.
Ptt 24 Q IV 3 C In this NW corner of the Palace cleared today and which presents us with the 3rd corner of the rectangle formed by the foundations in fine slabs, we find resting on these foundations at 1,20 1 fragment of idol in t c. hollow representing a female breast (moulded breasts) where suckling a child. It is very mutilated but recognisable it is the kourotrophos goddess so frequent in Cyprus. inv. 3853
cf. kourotrophos goddesses found in Mycenaean tombs: in Murray Smith p 37 fig 65 no. 1086, 87 (T. 67) … continues
65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain