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[May 3, 1915]. English Translation.
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The year 1915, the 3 rd day of the month of May in Croton, have met Messrs Forcellini Eng.
Annibale, contractor for the harbor’s works; Zinno Knight Vincenzo, Deputy Prefect;
Berlingieri Dr. Carlo, City Mayor; Ruffini Filiberto, harbor officer; Lucifero Marquese
Armando, Royal Inspector to the Excavations and Monuments; Lucente Prof. Raffaele;
Member of the Supervision Committee for the Civic Museum.
They, visiting the sheet of water of the bay of Punta Scifo, have witnessed the uplift from
the seafloor of archaeological items located there.
The salvage operations have, as a result, raised all of the following marble items:
1. A pedestal-base, with a squared base and lions’ paws, in perfect state of preservation
2. A pedestal-base shaped like a frustum of cone, with a squared base and lions’ paws,
fairly well preserved.
3. A pedestal-base, eroded and encrusted.
4. A pedestal with a straight cyma, with lions’ paws, fairly well preserved.
5. Two basins labrum-like, perfectly preserved, both broken in one area.
6. A labrum = only the bottom with the pedestal.
7. Thirteen fragments of labrum.
8. Eight fragments of marble slabs.
9. A marble slab, intact.
10. A pedestal in the shape of a parallelepiped.
11. A portion of the ship’s hull, made of wood with some nails in it.
12. Two blocks, one of which with engraved indications [sic]
13. A huge block.
It has been agreed that the items listed from number 1 to n. 11 have to be conserved under
surveillance or within a fence, or in the rooms of the Civic Museum.
The others will remain on the outer dock of the New Harbor, according to the agreement
taken with the previous record.
Read, approved, and signed in four original copies like the previous one.
Signed: Annibale Forcellini – Carlo Berlingieri – V. Zinno – Armando Lucifero – Raffaele
Lucente Filiberto Ruffini.