Object card: 1967. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_2559. "Roman moulded lamp, Type 14, Rampart sector". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Object card
English, translated from the French record
Complete moulded lamp, Type 14, unvarnished, with a crown decorated with an olive branch, in chamois clay, burnt in places. Found in the Rampart sector, square K V/γ10; Roman period. Diameter 5.8 cm, base diameter 3.4 cm, L. 8.1 cm, H. 2 cm; flat, slightly concave base. Similar to Sal. 540. The disc of lamps of this category, made of very thin and fragile clay, often collapsed, and it is possible that it was decorated with a rosette. Inventory L_0457; negative 02217_02; slide C_2437; 17 April 1967.
French, as on the record
chantier : Rempart
carre : K V/γ10
epoque : romaine
objet : lampe
type :lampe moulée
ø fond = 3,4
forme : Type 14
Complète. Argile chamois
caracterique : Lampe non vernie, couronne décorée d'un rameau d'olivier
ø = 5,8
negatif : 02217_02
fond plat légèrement concave. L = 8,1
diapositives : C_2437
inv objet : L_0457
pub : SAL_PUB_139893_I_CAT_01_0376_p_0096
brûlée par endroits. Lampe moulée, type 14, semblable à Sal. 540
ht. = 2. Le médaillon des lampes de cette catégorie, fait d’argile très mince et fragile, s’est souvent effondré
il est possible qu’il ait été décoré d’une rosette.
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