Object card·SAL_5017·1969

Conical spindle whorl with painted cross, Sanctuary

Conical spindle whorl with painted cross, Sanctuary
Object card: 1969. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_5017. "Conical spindle whorl with painted cross, Sanctuary". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Object card for spindle whorls, low conical and button-shaped, with flat base, complete; modelled, H. 1.7 cm, ø 4.1 cm, hole ø 1 cm. Terracotta, salmon clay with cream slip; the flat face is decorated with a central motif, a pattée cross painted in black. Found with spindle whorl Sal_5016 in an Archaic layer (open turned lamp: Sal. 5015), square K V/κ6, Sanctuary. The motif itself is particularly common in the Geometric I period, cf. Salamis II, p. 94. Inventory Po_0400; negative 01162_01; 4 September 1969.

French, as on the record

forme : Fusaïoles coniques basses et fusaïoles en forme de boutons num planche : PL_65 base plate complète h. : 1,7 modelée. ø :4,1 ø trou : 1. — En forme de cône bas dessin : D_2707 diapositives : C_5068 inv objet : Po_0400 negatif : 01162_01 pub : SAL_PUB_139904_XI_XI_CAT_06_0298_p_0099 — Terre cuite, argile saumon et engobe crème la face plate est décorée d'un motif centré : une croix pattée faite à la peinture noire. — Trouvée avec la fusaïole Sal_5016 dans une couche archaïque (lampe tournée ouverte : Sal. 5015) — Le motif lui-même est particulièrement fréquent à l'époque géométrique I : cf. Salamine, II, p. 94. chantier : Sanctuaire num planche : PL_29 carre : K V/κ6 type :Fusaïoles

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