Object card·SAL_3243·1967

Moulded oil lamp with standing figure, Salamis

Moulded oil lamp with standing figure, Salamis
Object card: 1967. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_3243. "Moulded oil lamp with standing figure, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Moulded lamp with a narrow rim and a medallion showing a standing figure, perhaps a gladiator. Made of light buff clay, moderately pure, without slip. L. 6.8, diam. 4.2, H. 2.4 (cm). Chance find, Salamis, Cyprus; inventory L_0549; 1967.

French, as on the record

objet : Lampe chantier : Découverte fortuite diapositives : C_3091 inv objet : L_0549 negatif : 01042_03 type :Gladiateur? Lampe moulée, couronne étroite, médaillon d'un personnage debout (gladiateur?). En argile chamois clair, moyennement pur, sans engobe. L. 6,8, diam. 4,2, H. 2,4

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