Object card: 1969. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_4801. "Wheel-made closed lamp with flat nozzle, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Closed wheel-made lamp of piriform profile with a flat nozzle and a concave, projecting base; a quarter-round moulding borders the filling hole, which forms half of the lamp. Pure, well-fired salmon-coloured clay; traces of fire on the nozzle. L. 6.4, diam. 4.9, H. 3 (cm). Found in the area south of the rampart, square K VI/δ4, inventory L_0690; 27 August 1969.
French, as on the record
chantier : Zone au sud du rempart
objet : Lampe
carre : K VI/δ4
diapositives : C_4807
inv objet : L_0690
negatif : 01142_06
negatif : 01056_05
Lampe tournée fermée, de profil piriforme, bec plat, pied concave et saillant, quart de rond bordant le trou d'alimentation qui constitue la moitié de la lampe. Argile saumon pure, bien cuite. Traces de feu au bec. L. 6,4, diam. 4,9, H. 3
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