Object card·SAL_5179·1969

Conical spindle whorl with painted concentric circles, Sanctuary

Conical spindle whorl with painted concentric circles, Sanctuary
Object card: 1969. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_5179. "Conical spindle whorl with painted concentric circles, Sanctuary". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Complete, chipped conical-truncated spindle whorl of fine pinkish clay, modelled, H. 1.7 cm, ø 3.3 cm, ø of hole 0.9 cm; flat base decorated with three concentric circles painted in black, and the upper face with circles of unequal width. The technique is that of White Painted III (Geometric III) ware; it was found in a mixed context with Ionian Greek pottery and a small Bichrome IV or V jar. Sanctuary, square K V/θ6, Salamis. Inventory Po_0423; 9 September 1969.

French, as on the record

type :Fusaïoles forme : Fusaïoles coniques et tronconiques num planche : PL_64 base plate ø trou : 0,9. — En forme de cône complète, ébréchée h. : 1,7 modelée. ø :3,3 la base est décorée de trois cercles concentriques peints en noir, et la face supérieure, de cercles d'inégale largeur. — La technique de cette fusaïole est celle de la céramique White Painted III (Géométrique III). Elle a été trouvée dans un milieu mêlé : céramique grecque ionienne, et petite jarre Bichrome IV ou V. dessin : D_2716 diapositives : C_5222 inv objet : Po_0423 negatif : 04551_06 negatif : 05701_05 negatif : 01214_01 pub : SAL_PUB_139904_XI_XI_CAT_06_0274_p_0093 — Terre cuite, argile rosée, très fine chantier : Sanctuaire num planche : PL_27 carre : K V/θ6

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