Sculpted sandstone lamp, south of the rampart, Salamis
Object card: 1969. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_5183. "Sculpted sandstone lamp, south of the rampart, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Object card
English, translated from the French record
Closed sculpted lamp in the form of wheel-made lamps, with an elongated profile, straight horizontal handle, flat base and nozzle. The filling hole, surrounded by a bronze ring, takes up more than half of the lamp; made of stone (sandstone), with traces of fire on the nozzle. L. 10.1, w. 5.6, H. 3.2 cm. Salamis, Cyprus, area south of the rampart, square K VI/δ4. Inventory L_0709; 9 September 1969.
French, as on the record
chantier : Zone au sud du rempart
objet : Lampe
carre : K VI/δ4
dessin : D_0640
diapositives : C_5226
inv objet : L_0709
negatif : 01240_05
Lampe fermée sculptée, forme des lampes tournées. Profil allongé, queue horizontale droite, fond plat, bec. Orifice entouré d'une bague de bronze, le trou d'alimentation fait plus de la moitié de la lampe. En pierre (grès). Traces de feu au bec. L. 10,1, l. 5,6, H. 3,2
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