Object card·SAL_3247·1965

Lead weight with iron rod, Tomb 1

Lead weight with iron rod, Tomb 1
Object card: 1965. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_3247. "Lead weight with iron rod, Tomb 1". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Ovoid lead weight, complete, ø 7.4 x 6.1 cm, weighing 1,316 g. An iron rod passes vertically through it, showing at the base (traces of rust) and forming a loop at the top; near the top, the surface is cut with multiple grooves, more or less deep and roughly concentric. Found in the house reputed to date from the 4th century AD, Tomb 1, Salamis. Inventory Po_0225; 22 April 1965.

French, as on the record

num planche : PL_15 type :INSTRUMENTS DE MESURE — Plomb forme : Poids en plomb chantier : Tombe 1 carre : Maison tardive complet. ø :7,4 x 6,1 poids : 1.316 g. — Poids ovoïde une tige de fer le traverse verticalement : elle affleure à la base (traces de rouille) et forme une boucle au sommet dessin : D_0088 diapositives : C_3095 inv objet : Po_0225 negatif : 00891_01 pub : SAL_PUB_139904_XI_XI_CAT_06_0127_p_0045 près du sommet, la surface du poids est creusée de multiples rainures plus ou moins profondes, grossièrement concentriques. — Trouvé dans la maison réputée du IVe siècle ap. J.-C.

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