Object card: 1967. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_2573. "Hemispherical alabaster spindle whorl, Sondage D". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Object card
English, translated from the French record
Hemispherical spindle whorl of alabaster with a flat base, complete, Ø 3.3 cm, H. 1.6 cm, hole Ø 0.5 cm; the upper part is decorated with an incised circle parallel to the base. Found near lamps of Type XIV (1st-3rd century AD): Salamis I, nos. 405 and 411, pp. 100 and 101 (Sal. 2556 and 2615), in Sondage D, square K V/β10, Salamis, Cyprus. Inventory Po_0122; 18 April 1967.
French, as on the record
num planche : PL_30
type :Fusaïoles
carre : K V/β10
— Albâtre
base plate
negatif : 02215_02
complète. ø :3,3
h. : 1,6
ø trou : 0,5. — Hémisphérique
diapositives : C_2451
forme : Fusaïoles hémisphériques
inv objet : Po_0122
negatif : 02215_01
pub : SAL_PUB_139904_XI_XI_CAT_06_0308_p_0101
la partie supérieure est décorée d'un cercle incisé parallèle à la base. — Trouvée au voisinage de lampes du type XIV (Ier-IIIe s. ap. J.-C.) : Salamine I, n° 405 et 411, p. 100 et 101 (Sal. 2556 et 2615)
chantier : Sondage D
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