Object card·SAL_3048·1967

Conical spindle whorl with incised circle, Campanopetra

Conical spindle whorl with incised circle, Campanopetra
Object card: 1967. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_3048. "Conical spindle whorl with incised circle, Campanopetra". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Complete low conical spindle whorl of steatite, flat base, with an incised circle parallel to the base on the upper part; ø 2.6 cm, H. 1 cm. Found on the floor of the narthex of the basilica together with 6th-century AD coins of Tiberius II (Sal. 3049); possibly a button rather than a spindle whorl. Salamis, Cyprus, Campanopetra, square K IV/η9. Inventory Po_0169; 18 October 1967.

French, as on the record

chantier : Campanopétra num planche : PL_29 type :Fusaïoles forme : Fusaïoles coniques basses et fusaïoles en forme de boutons num planche : PL_65 base plate carre : K IV/η9 complète. ø : 2,6 h. : 1. — En forme de cône bas dessin : D_0037 diapositives : C_2903 inv objet : Po_0169 negatif : 02355_01 pub : SAL_PUB_139904_XI_XI_CAT_06_0300_p_0099 la partie supérieure est décorée d'un cercle incisé parallèle à la base. — Trouvée sur le sol du narthex de la basilique avec des monnaies du VIe s. ap J.-C. : Tibère II (Sal. 3049) — Bouton ou fusaïole? — Stéatite

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