Conical terracotta spindle whorl, south of the rampart, Salamis
Object card: 1968. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_3786. "Conical terracotta spindle whorl, south of the rampart, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Complete conical and truncated-conical spindle whorl of buff clay terracotta, with flat base and top, blunted edges, a large central hole (ø 0.9 cm), traces of fire, H. 2 cm, ø 3.1 x 1.7 cm. Found in an Archaic dump in square K VI/β4, south of the rampart at Salamis. Inventory Po_0282; negative 00579_04; 14 September 1968.
French, as on the record
chantier : Zone au sud du rempart
num planche : PL_28
complète
type :Fusaïoles
forme : Fusaïoles coniques et tronconiques
carre : K VI/β4
base et sommet plats
num planche : PL_65
— Terre cuite, argile chamois
h. : 2
large trou central. — Trouvée dans un déblai archaïque.
traces de feu. ø :3,1 x 1,7
dessin : D_0047
diapositives : C_3691
inv objet : Po_0282
negatif : 00579_04
pub : SAL_PUB_139904_XI_XI_CAT_06_0282_p_0095
ø trou : 0,9. — Tronc de cône aux arêtes émoussées
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