Moulded lamp with lion-muzzle thumb-rest, Campanopetra
Object card: 1967. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_1609. "Moulded lamp with lion-muzzle thumb-rest, Campanopetra". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Object card
English, translated from the French record
Hellenistic moulded lamp (inventory L_0323) from Campanopetra, square K V/α10, with a biconical profile, flattened spout at the top, and a ø 5.3 cm body and L. 7.9 cm base; the upper conical part of the body is decorated with raised rays, and the flat base slightly projects. The complete lamp is of pink clay with a red slip that has disappeared, has an oval wick hole ø base 2.6 cm, H. 3 cm, and its thumb-rest is formed by a lion's muzzle. Negatives 02033_02, 02312_02, 02033_01; slide C_0412. 23 March 1967.
French, as on the record
caracterique : n.d.
objet : lampe
type :lampe moulée
ø = 5,3
epoque : hellénistique
bec aplati à la partie supérieure
ht. = 3.
carre : K V/α10
forme : Lampe à profil biconique
le tronc de cône supérieur du corps de la lampe est décoré de rayons en relief
fond plat en légère saillie. L = 7,9
trou ovale pour la mèche
ø base = 2,6
vernis rouge qui a disparu. Lampe moulée au bec rajouté
Complète. Argile rose
diapositives : C_0412
inv objet : L_0323
negatif : 02033_02
negatif : 02312_02
negatif : 02033_01
pub : SAL_PUB_139893_I_CAT_01_0105_p_0051
le tenon pour le pouce est formé par un mufle de lion
chantier : Campanopétra
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