Roman moulded lamp with cornucopia medallion, Campanopetra
Object card: 1965. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_0253. "Roman moulded lamp with cornucopia medallion, Campanopetra". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Object card
English, translated from the French record
Moulded lamp, Type 11, with a medallion decorated with two cornucopias joining at the base and diverging in the same symmetrical curve, surrounding the filling hole at the centre. Roman period. Incomplete: the nozzle and the front part of the body are missing. Pinkish clay that has turned grey. H. 2.2 cm; ø 5.3 cm; L. 6.3 cm. Found in square K V/δ10; B 23 (γ), Campanopetra, Salamis. Cf. Sal. 425. Inventory L_0043; 1 October 1965.
French, as on the record
epoque : romaine
objet : lampe
type :lampe moulée
ht. = 2,2.
forme : Type 11
caracterique : Médaillon décoré
ø = 5,3
carre : K V/δ10
carre : B 23 (γ)
médaillon occupé par deux cornes d’abondance qui s’unissent à la base et divergent selon la même courbure symétrique, entourant le trou d’alimentation qui se trouve au centre. L = 6,3
inv objet : L_0043
Incomplète : il manque le bec et la partie antérieure du corps. Argile rosée qui a viré au gris. Lampe moulée, type 11 (cf. Sal. 425)
pub : SAL_PUB_139893_I_CAT_01_0163_p_0064
chantier : Campanopétra
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