Object card·SAL_3262·1965

Conical limestone spindle whorl, Tomb 1

Conical limestone spindle whorl, Tomb 1
Object card: 1965. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_3262. "Conical limestone spindle whorl, Tomb 1". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Conical and truncated conical spindle whorl of soft limestone, with flat base and top, complete; H. 2 cm, ø 2.3 x 2.7 cm, hole ø 0.7 cm. Very slightly truncated conical, with a large central hole; found in the house reputed to be of the 4th century AD. Salamis, Cyprus; Tomb 1, square Maison tardive; inventory Po_0228; April 1965.

French, as on the record

base et sommet plats num planche : PL_65 h. : 2 chantier : Tombe 1 complète. ø :2,3 x 2,7 ø trou : 0,7. — Très légèrement tronconique carre : Maison tardive dessin : D_0042 diapositives : C_3110 inv objet : Po_0228 negatif : 00882_01 pub : SAL_PUB_139904_XI_XI_CAT_06_0290_p_0097 large trou central. — Trouvée dans la maison réputée du IVe s. ap. J.-C. num planche : PL_28 type :Fusaïoles forme : Fusaïoles coniques et tronconiques — Calcaire tendre

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