Object card·SAL_1280·1967

Hellenistic closed amphora from the area south of the rampart

Hellenistic closed amphora from the area south of the rampart
Object card: 1967. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_1280. "Hellenistic closed amphora from the area south of the rampart". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Almost complete closed-form amphora with red fabric, a thick rim forming a bead, and the base point missing: conical body, rounded shoulder, cylindrical neck, and vertical striated handles forming a rounded angle from the rim to mid-shoulder; the body diameter is less than the height, H. 88 cm, ø 42 cm, handle section 2.5 x 4.5 cm. Epoque Hellenistic; area south of the rampart, square K VI/γ3, Salamis; negatives 00209, 00724_01, 00724_02; slide C_1290. Inventory V_0140; 16 March 1967.

French, as on the record

chantier : Zone au sud du rempart objet : amphore type :vase fermé caracterique : le diamètre du corps est inférieur à la hauteur carre : K VI/γ3 epoque : Epoque hellénistique negatif : 00209 lèvre épaisse formant un bourrelet. manque la pointe du fond. H. 88 ø 42 Amphore, presque complète diapositives : C_1290 inv objet : V_0140 negatif : 00724_02 negatif : 00724_01 pub : SAL_PUB_139889_IX_CAT_09_0042_p_0025 section de l’anse 2,5 x 4,5. Pâte rouge. Corps conique, épaule arrondie, col cylindrique, anses verticales striées, formant un angle arrondi, de la lèvre à mi-épaule

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