Object card·SAL_1340·1965

Gold-mounted scarab, Tomb 1, Salamis

Gold-mounted scarab, Tomb 1, Salamis
Object card: 1965. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_1340. "Gold-mounted scarab, Tomb 1, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Small gold object, a scarab of frit (?) set in a gold ring that is slightly folded over the back and around the inscribed face; complete. The underside bears an incised inscription, and the scarab and the gold mount are pierced longitudinally; the back is engraved with the wing cases and head of the animal. L. 1.6 cm, l. 1.3 cm, ép. 0.7 cm. Inventory Po_0190; negatives 00115, 01800_03, 03357_01, 03358_01, 01800_02; slides C_0178, C_0179, C_0335, C_0166. Plate PL_16. April 1965.

French, as on the record

num planche : PL_16 type :Scarabée chantier : Tombe 1 negatif : 00115 objet : Petit objet en or dim. : L. : 1,6 l. : 1,3 ép. : 0,7. — Fritte (?) et or. Scarabée en fritte (?), entouré d’un anneau en or légèrement replié sur le tour du dos et autour de la face inscrite Scarabée — Complet diapositives : C_0178 diapositives : C_0179 diapositives : C_0335 diapositives : C_0166 inv objet : Po_0190 negatif : 01800_03 negatif : 03357_01 negatif : 03358_01 negatif : 01800_02 pub : SAL_PUB_II_P_CAT_02_0029_p_0014 la face inférieure porte une inscription gravée. le scarabée et l’or du sertissage sont percés longitudinalement. Sur le dos est gravé le dessin des élytres et de la tête de l’animal

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