Object card·SAL_0260·1965

Moulded Roman lamp with griffin, Campanopetra

Moulded Roman lamp with griffin, Campanopetra
Object card: 1965. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_0260. "Moulded Roman lamp with griffin, Campanopetra". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

Object card

English, translated from the French record

Moulded lamp, Type 10, a local imitation of the Type 10 lamp with red slip, from Campanopetra, square K V/δ10; B 23 (γ), Roman period. Inventory L_0050; negatives 03385_01 and 01875_01. H. 2.2 cm, ø 6.1 cm, ø base 3.3 cm, L. 8.7 cm; circular flat base; the medallion is defined by three concentric circles and its concavity is occupied by a relief griffin walking left; feeding hole under the griffin's belly, between its legs; no slip; complete except for a small hole in the body; light salmon clay. Cf. Sal. 529. Salamis, Cyprus. 1 October 1965.

French, as on the record

chantier : Campanopétra epoque : romaine num planche : PL_03 objet : lampe type :lampe moulée ht. = 2,2. ø = 6,1 forme : Type 10 ø base = 3,3 carre : K V/δ10 negatif : 03385_01 fond plat circulaire. L = 8,7 caracterique : Imitation locale du type 10 à vernis rouge carre : B 23 (γ) concavité du médaillon occupée par un griffon en relief marchant vers la gauche ni vernis ni engobe. Lampe moulée, type 10 (cf. Sal. 529) : médaillon défini par trois cercles concentriques inv objet : L_0050 negatif : 01875_01 pub : SAL_PUB_139893_I_CAT_01_0127_p_0056 trou d’alimentation sous le ventre du griffon, entre les pattes Complète, sauf un petit trou dans la panse. Argile saumon clair

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