Object card·SAL_4676·1966

Conical spindle whorl of soft limestone, Rampart sector

Conical spindle whorl of soft limestone, Rampart sector
Object card: 1966. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_4676. "Conical spindle whorl of soft limestone, Rampart sector". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Spindle whorl of soft limestone, H. 1.2, complete, ø 2.5 x 2.7; ø of hole 0.5. Very slightly truncated conical, with the base and flat top decorated with incised lines radiating from the centre to the edge and forming a cross; the cross on the top is slightly off-centre. Rampart sector, square K V/δ9-10, Salamis, Cyprus. Inventory Po_0366; 1966.

French, as on the record

chantier : Rempart num planche : PL_29 type :Fusaïoles forme : Fusaïoles coniques et tronconiques — Calcaire tendre h. : 1,2 carre : K V/δ9-10 complète. ø : 2,5 x 2,7 la croix du sommet est légèrement décentrée. ø trou : 0.5. — Très légèrement tronconique diapositives : C_4683 inv objet : Po_0366 negatif : 04660_06 negatif : 04661_01 negatif : 04682_01 negatif : 04682_05 negatif : 00946_02 pub : SAL_PUB_139904_XI_XI_CAT_06_0293_p_0097 la base et le sommet plats sont décorés de lignes incisées radiant du centre à la périphérie et formant une croix

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