Object card·SAL_1610·1966

Roman moulded oil lamp, Type 14, Sondage Z

Roman moulded oil lamp, Type 14, Sondage Z
Object card: 1966. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_1610. "Roman moulded oil lamp, Type 14, Sondage Z". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

Object card

English, translated from the French record

Moulded oil lamp of Type 14 (cf. Sal. 2477), red slip fired to brown, from Sondage Z, square K V/α9, Roman period; inventory L_0324, slide C_1535, negative 02049_02. The lamp is glued and incomplete, with fire traces on the nozzle; only half of the rim survives, decorated with triple eggs strongly stamped, and the medallion is bounded by two incised circles and probably decorated with oak leaves. Pink-salmon clay; ø 7.8 cm, H. 2.7 cm, L. 9.3 cm. 28 September 1966.

French, as on the record

chantier : Sondage Z epoque : romaine objet : lampe type :lampe moulée forme : Type 14 recollée Incomplète caracterique : Lampe vernie, médaillon décoré traces de feu au bec. Lampe moulée, type 14 (cf. Sal. 2477) ø = 7,8 carre : K V/α9 ht. 2,7. vernis rouge qui a viré au brun diapositives : C_1535 inv objet : L_0324 negatif : 02049_02 pub : SAL_PUB_139893_I_CAT_01_0213_p_0074 il ne reste que la moitié de la couronne. Argile rose saumon couronne garnie d’oves triples fortement estampées médaillon limité par deux cercles incisés, probablement décoré de feuilles de chêne. L = 9,3

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