Object card·SAL_0708·1966

Hen's egg found under an inverted Byzantine bowl, Campanopetra

Hen's egg found under an inverted Byzantine bowl, Campanopetra
Object card: 1966. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_0708. "Hen's egg found under an inverted Byzantine bowl, Campanopetra". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

Object card

English, translated from the French record

Object card for a hen's egg from Campanopetra, square K IV/γ9, found almost intact under an inverted Byzantine bowl and probably deposited there deliberately; the small end is missing. Maximum length 5.2 cm, maximum diameter 3.9 cm. Inventory Po_0048; 5 April 1966.

French, as on the record

num planche : PL_35 carre : K IV/γ9 type :FAUNE L. max. : 5,2. Cet œuf, retrouvé presque intact sous une coupe byzantine renversée, avait probablement été déposé là intentionnellement. diapositives : C_0752 forme : œuf de poule inv objet : Po_0048 negatif : 02105_04 pub : SAL_PUB_139904_XI_XI_CAT_06_0367_p_0118 — œuf de poule incomplet, le petit bout manque. ø max. : 3,9 chantier : Campanopétra

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