Notebook·34 CDF art. 128-7·1960–1961

Excavation notebook of Contenson, 5th notebook, 1960 and 1961H. de Contenson

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

Scan 83 of notebook 34 CDF art. 128-7 (Excavation notebook of Contenson, 5th notebook, 1960 and 1961), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 128-7, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Page 45Scan 83 of 196

Sector 17 : Area of Pt 420 and 428 - Below Pt 428, large jar with stirrup handle with incised mark, Late Bronze sherds: fragment of Mycenaean cup with lustrous decoration, jug with white slip and decoration of black bands forming very loose meshes: (drawing) rim of bichrome jug - - A sherd of a large jar has a white slip and a stamped decoration applied before firing. Its stratigraphic position is doubtful and its date uncertain

Drawing: triangular pottery sherd with stamped wheel motifs and its hatched profile

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

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