Object card·SAL_0819·1966

Marble pestle in the shape of a bent finger, Sondage Z

Marble pestle in the shape of a bent finger, Sondage Z
Object card: 1966. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_0819. "Marble pestle in the shape of a bent finger, Sondage Z". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

Object card

English, translated from the French record

Pestle in white marble in the form of a finger bent at a right angle, complete, with worn active face; H. 6.6 cm. The nail and the folds of the first phalanx are rendered realistically; the convex active face of the instrument is polished and worn. Found in the fill with lamps of type X (1st-2nd century AD): Sal. 814, type XI (1st-2nd century AD): Sal. 816 and 815, and type XIV (1st-3rd century AD): Sal. 817. Salamis, Cyprus; square K V/α9; inventory Po_0062; 14 April 1966.

French, as on the record

chantier : Sondage Z type :PILONS num planche : PL_07 — Marbre blanc forme : Pilons en forme de doigt num planche : PL_59 negatif : 00171 carre : K V/α9 1. : 5. — En forme de doigt plié en angle droit complet, face active usée. H. : 6,6 l'ongle et les plis de la première phalange sont représentés avec réalisme. La face active de l’instrument, convexe, est polie et usée. — Trouvé dans le déblai avec des lampes du type X (Ier-IIe s. ap. J.-C.) : Sal. 814), du type XI (Ier-IIe s. ap. J.-C.) : Sal. 816 et 815, et du type XIV (Ier-IIIe s. ap. J.-C.) : Sal. 817 dessin : D_0001 diapositives : C_0843 inv objet : Po_0062 negatif : 00172 pub : SAL_PUB_139904_XI_XI_CAT_06_0048_p_0025

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