Object card·SAL_5054·1969

Closed wheel-made lamp with suspension hole, Salamis

Closed wheel-made lamp with suspension hole, Salamis
Object card: 1969. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_5054. "Closed wheel-made lamp with suspension hole, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Closed wheel-thrown lamp with balanced profile, thumb-rest tenon with suspension hole, and a convex outer ring around the filling hole, with an inner quarter-round. Chamois, sandy clay, well fired, with red interior slip that ran onto the exterior; traces of fire at the nozzle. L. 9.2, diam. 7.8 (cm). area south of the rampart, square K VI/δ4, Salamis; inventory L_0703; slide C_5101; negative 01173_05; 4 September 1969.

French, as on the record

objet : Lampe carre : K VI/δ4 Lampe tournée fermée, profil équilibré, tenon pour le pouce avec trou de suspension, autour du trou d'alimentation, anneau en saillie convexe extérieur en quart de rond intérieur. Argile chamois, sableuse, bien cuite et vernis intérieur rouge qui a coulé sur l'extérieur. Traces de feu au bec. L. 9,2, diam. 7,8 diapositives : C_5101 inv objet : L_0703 negatif : 01173_05 chantier : Zone au sud du rempart

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