Object card·SAL_0506·1966

White marble pestle in the form of a finger, Campanopetra

White marble pestle in the form of a finger, Campanopetra
Object card: 1966. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_0506. "White marble pestle in the form of a finger, Campanopetra". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

Object card

English, translated from the French record

Pestle in the form of a bent finger, carved from white marble, with the nail indicated and a polished convex active face; H. 5 cm, l. 6 cm. The finger is a realistic representation of a thumb, with the joint and folds marked; it was found in a fill of Imperial date (1st-3rd century AD), Campanopetra, Salamis, Cyprus. Inventory Po_0037; 23 March 1966.

French, as on the record

num planche : PL_07 forme : Pilons en forme de doigt negatif : 00862_02 num planche : PL_59 negatif : 01849_05 negatif : 01849_06 carre : K V/γ10 carre : B 24 (γ) complet. H.: 5 l'ongle est indiqué. La face active, convexe, est polie. — Trouvé dans un déblai d'époque impériale (Ier-IIIe s. ap. J.-C.) dessin : D_3351 diapositives : C_0584 inv objet : Po_0037 negatif : 01955_05 pub : SAL_PUB_139904_XI_XI_CAT_06_0050_p_0025 — Marbre blanc l. : 6. — En forme de doigt plié en angle droit il s’agit d’un pouce dont la représentation réaliste marque l’articulation et les plis chantier : Campanopétra type :PILONS

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