Object card·SAL_0028·1965

Moulded lamp, Tomb 2 (of the soldier), Salamis

Moulded lamp, Tomb 2 (of the soldier), Salamis
Object card: 1965. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_0028. "Moulded lamp, Tomb 2 (of the soldier), Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

Object card

English, translated from the French record

Complete moulded lamp of pale yellow clay turning grey, with no handle and a reduced nozzle knob from which a fine rib runs around the medallion and the wick hole. The plain medallion is joined to the wick hole by a wide depression bearing a slightly raised cross; the sloping rim is decorated with plant motifs. Flat base, ovoid in form; L. 9.4 cm, H. 3.2 cm, 6.9 cm across. Fire marks on the nozzle. Late Roman lamp of the Late Roman Empire period, inventory L_0007; drawings D_2560 and D_0796; plates PL_10 and PL_19; negative 03387_01; slide C_0410; Salamis, 1 April 1965.

French, as on the record

Complète. Argile jaune clair, virant au gris pas d’anse, tenon réduit à un simple bouton en saillie d’où part la fine nervure qui limite le médaillon et encercle le trou de la mèche dessin : D_2560 dessin : D_0796 diapositives : C_0410 forme : Tardive, 7ème série inv objet : L_0007 pub : SAL_PUB_139893_I_CAT_01_0466_p_0111-0112 médaillon sans décor, relié au trou de la mèche par une large dépression ornée d’une croix en léger relief num planche : PL_10 objet : lampe type :lampe moulée epoque : Bas Empire num planche : PL_19 caracterique : Lampe tardive, moulée allongée negatif : 03387_01 chantier : Tombe 2 (du militaire) 1 = 6,9 couronne en pente, décorée de motifs végétaux fond plat, à forme ovoïde. L = 9,4 ht. = 3,2. traces de feu au bec. Lampe moulée, allongée

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