Object card·SAL_2615·1967

Roman moulded oil lamp, Sondage D, Salamis

Roman moulded oil lamp, Sondage D, Salamis
Object card: 1967. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_2615. "Roman moulded oil lamp, Sondage D, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

Object card

English, translated from the French record

Moulded oil lamp, type 14, of unglazed buff clay, with a medallion showing probably a Victory facing right and a winged figure within it; the rim has a decoration that is with or without ornament. H. 2.1 cm, L. 7.9 cm, diameter 6 cm, base diameter 3.4 cm; the lamp is incomplete with a broken handle, relief very worn, traces of burning at the nozzle, the feeding hole displaced below the wings, and illegible relief signs under the base. Found in Sondage D, square K V/β10, Roman period, inventory L_0476; 20 April 1967.

French, as on the record

chantier : Sondage D carre : K V/β10 epoque : romaine num planche : PL_08 objet : lampe type :lampe moulée probablement une victoire, regardant vers la droite dans le médaillon, personnage ailé ht. = 2,1. relief très atténué traces de feu au bec. Lampe moulée, type 14 trou d’alimentation déporté sous les ailes ø = 6 ø fond = 3,4 Incomplète, anse brisée. Argile chamois diapositives : C_2490 forme : Type 14 inv objet : L_0476 negatif : 02198_01 pub : SAL_PUB_139893_I_CAT_01_0411_p_0101 caracterique : Lampe non vernie, couronne avec ou sans décor, médaillon à décor varié sous le fond, signes en relief, illisibles. L = 7,9

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