Object card: 1969. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_5006. "Terracotta lamp from the Sanctuary, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Wheel-made lamp with a balanced profile, flat nozzle, concave projecting foot and a very coarse thumb-rest; the concave rim around the filling hole takes up a third of the lamp. Pure, well-fired buff clay with flaking black slip; traces of fire on the nozzle. L. 7.5, diam. 5.2, H. 3.2 cm. Sanctuary, square K V/κ6 (4); inventory L_0700; slide C_5057; negative 01157_03; 3 September 1969.
French, as on the record
chantier : Sanctuaire
objet : Lampe
carre : K V/κ6 (4)
diapositives : C_5057
inv objet : L_0700
negatif : 01157_03
Lampe tournée formée, profil équilibré, bec plat, pied concave et en saillie, tenon pour le pouce très grossier, couronne concave autour du trou d'alimentation qui fait le tiers de la lampe. Argile chamois, pure bien cuite avec vernis noir écaillé. Traces de feu au bec. L. 7,5, diam. 5,2, H. 3,2
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