Object card: 1965. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_0470. "Terracotta game piece, Tomb 1, Late House". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Terracotta counter (pion) of buff clay with cream slip, circular and very slightly truncated conical, 3.5 x 3.2 cm in diameter, height 1.1 cm; one of the flat faces is decorated with three incised parallel lines. Found in the house known to date from the 4th century AD, Tomb 1 sector, Salamis, Cyprus. Inventory Po_0035; 20 October 1965.
French, as on the record
num planche : PL_52
forme : Pions
type :ÉLÉMENTS DE JEUX
complet. H. : 1,1
chantier : Tombe 1
carre : Maison tardive
l'une des faces planes est décorée de trois lignes parallèles incisées. — Trouvé dans la maison réputée du IVe s. ap. J.-C.
diapositives : C_0518
inv objet : Po_0035
negatif : 04485_04
negatif : 04485_03
pub : SAL_PUB_139904_XI_XI_CAT_06_0563_p_0190
ø : 3,5 x 3,2. — Pion circulaire très légèrement tronconique
— Terre cuite, argile chamois, engobe crème
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