Object card·SAL_0575·1966

Roman mould-made lamp with erotic scene, Campanopetra

Roman mould-made lamp with erotic scene, Campanopetra
Object card: 1966. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_0575. "Roman mould-made lamp with erotic scene, Campanopetra". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

Object card

English, translated from the French record

Incomplete Roman mould-made lamp in fine, hard salmon-coloured clay with a red glaze that has turned brown; only the nozzle and front part remain. H. 2.5 cm, ø 6.2 cm, L. 8 cm; the feeding hole is offset at the base of the medallion, which is defined by a raised circle. The projecting nozzle is decorated with two elongated leaves and a trapezium bearing volutes, and the medallion shows an erotic scene: a man lying on a bed propped on his elbows, with a woman straddling him, one arm raised and the other lowered, legs spread. Salamis, Cyprus; Campanopetra, square K V/δ10; B 23 (γ); negatives 03389_01 and 01762_04; inventory L_0156; 24 March 1966.

French, as on the record

chantier : Campanopétra num planche : PL_09 epoque : romaine caracterique : n.d. forme : Hors série objet : lampe type :lampe moulée ht. = 2,5. ø = 6,2 carre : K V/δ10 negatif : 03389_01 carre : B 23 (γ) trou d’alimentation déporté au bas du médaillon. L = 8 médaillon défini par un cercle en léger relief Incomplète : restent le bec et la partie antérieure. Argile saumon, fine et dure diapositives : C_0233 inv objet : L_0156 negatif : 01762_04 pub : SAL_PUB_139893_I_CAT_01_0428_p_0105 vernis à glaçure rouge qui a tourné au brun. Lampe moulée bec en saillie sur la circonférence du médaillon décoré de deux feuilles allongées et d’un trapèze portant des volutes occupé par une représentation érotique (homme allongé sur un lit, en appui sur les coudes, femme, un bras levé, l'autre abaissé, les jambes écartées le chevauchant)

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