Object card: 1966. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_1197. "Stone pestle (pilon) from Sondage Z". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Object card
English, translated from the French record
Pestle of very hard dark blue natural stone, complete, H. 5.3 cm, ø 6.8 x 6 cm. Originally cube-shaped, the very worn stone has become almost cylindrical; very slight depressions can be seen in four places on the now cylindrical surface, and the two flat faces show clearer circular depressions. Sondage Z, square K V/α9, Salamis; inventory Po_0089; 30 September 1966.
French, as on the record
chantier : Sondage Z
forme : Pierres naturelles, galets
num planche : PL_06
type :PILONS
— Pierre très dure, bleu sombre
num planche : PL_58
carre : K V/α9
complet. H. : 5,3
ø : 6,8 x 6. — En forme de cube
dessin : D_0260
diapositives : C_1215
inv objet : Po_0089
negatif : 01871_05
pub : SAL_PUB_139904_XI_XI_CAT_06_0043_p_0023
mais la pierre très usée est devenue presque cylindrique. De très légères dépressions peuvent être observées en quatre endroits de la surface maintenant cylindrique
les deux faces planes présentent des dépressions circulaires plus nettes.
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