Object card·SAL_2493·1967

Hemispherical alabaster spindle whorl, Sondage D

Hemispherical alabaster spindle whorl, Sondage D
Object card: 1967. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_2493. "Hemispherical alabaster spindle whorl, Sondage D". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Hemispherical spindle whorl of alabaster with a flat base, complete but with a damaged surface; H. 1.7 cm, ø 3.2 cm, ø of central hole 0.7 cm. The upper part is decorated with two incised circles, one around the central hole and the other along the largest circumference. Salamis, Sondage D, square K V/βγ10; inventory Po_0119; April 1967.

French, as on the record

chantier : Sondage D num planche : PL_30 type :Fusaïoles — Albâtre carre : K V/βγ10 num planche : PL_65 base plate h. : 1,7 large trou central. forme : Fusaïoles hémisphériques complète, surface endommagée. ø :3,2 ø trou : 0,7. — Hémisphérique dessin : D_0048 diapositives : C_2373 inv objet : Po_0119 negatif : 00488_02 negatif : 02044_03 negatif : 02235_01 negatif : 02238_01 negatif : 02044_02 pub : SAL_PUB_139904_XI_XI_CAT_06_0309_p_0101 la partie supérieure est décorée de deux cercles : l'un est incisé autour du trou central, l'autre le long de la plus grande circonférence

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