Excavation notebook “Trapeza. Objects”
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | John Pendlebury Family Papers |
| Reference No. | PEN 4/1/2 |
| Level | Item |
| Place |
Trapeza cave |
| Dates | May 1936 |
| Scope and Content | Material relating to the excavation of Trapeza Cave near Tzermiado, Lasíthi Plain, Crete (4-19 May 1936). This excavation took place under the auspices of the British School at Athens and was conducted by John Pendlebury, Hilda Pendlebury, Mercy Money-Coutts and Ralph Lavers. With Manolaki (from Knossos) and Ioannes Meliarakes as foremen. The notebook contains a catalogue [mainly in Hilda Pendlebury’s handwriting] of objects found at the excavation divided into bronzes and metal, stone, seals, pottery, figurines and miscellaneous. The catalogue contains object numbers, provenance (exact section of cave), description of object, a small sketch, size and photograph number. Also includes a list [in John Pendlebury’s handwriting] of objects left at [the excavation house in Tzermiado] such as utensils and crockery. |
| Related records |
Access restricted [PEN 4/3/1], Volume, “Excavations at the Cave of Trapeza” B.S.A. album, 1936
Access restricted |