Object card·SAL_1609·1967

Moulded lamp with lion-muzzle thumb-rest, Campanopetra

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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