Circular terracotta spindle whorl, Sanctuary, square K V/κ6
Object card: 1969. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_5122. "Circular terracotta spindle whorl, Sanctuary, square K V/κ6". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Complete circular spindle whorl of buff terracotta with a burnt surface, hand-modelled with finger marks, diameter 3.3 cm, thickness 1.7 cm, hole diameter 0.7 cm. A coarse disc pierced by a central hole, found in an archaic layer (sherds of Ionian cups) in the Sanctuary, square K V/κ6, Salamis; inventory Po_0412; 6 September 1969.
French, as on the record
chantier : Sanctuaire
num planche : PL_27
carre : K V/κ6
complète
type :Fusaïoles
num planche : PL_64
forme : FUSAÏOLES CIRCULAIRES PLATES, EN FORME DE DISQUES OU DE RONDELLES ÉPAISSES
— Terre cuite, argile chamois
surface brûlée
modelée (traces de doigt). ø : 3,3
ép. : 1,7
dessin : D_2715
diapositives : C_5163
inv objet : Po_0412
negatif : 01195_01
pub : SAL_PUB_139904_XI_XI_CAT_06_0264_p_0090
ø trou : 0,7. — Disque grossier percé d’un trou central. — Trouvée dans une couche archaïque (tessons de coupes ioniennes)
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