Object card·SAL_4677·1966

Conical spindle whorl, Rampart sector

Conical spindle whorl, Rampart sector
Object card: 1966. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_4677. "Conical spindle whorl, Rampart sector". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

Object card

English, translated from the French record

Spindle whorl of frustoconical form, with flat base and top, complete but with damaged base, hand-modelled, measuring H. 2.2 cm, hole ø 0.9 cm, ø 3.7 x 2 cm; traces of fire. Fired clay with differing firing (buff and pale green), from square K V/δ9-10 in the Rampart sector of Salamis, inventory Po_0367; 1966.

French, as on the record

chantier : Rempart num planche : PL_28 type :Fusaïoles forme : Fusaïoles coniques et tronconiques h. : 2,2 ø trou : 0,9. — En forme de tronc de cône carre : K V/δ9-10 negatif : 00947_04 base et sommet plats. complète, mais base endommagée modelée. ø : 3,7 x 2 traces de feu — Terre cuite, présentant des différences de cuisson (chamois et vert pâle) diapositives : C_4684 inv objet : Po_0367 pub : SAL_PUB_139904_XI_XI_CAT_06_0285_p_0095

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