Object card·SAL_5221·1969

Conical spindle whorl with flat base, Sanctuary

Conical spindle whorl with flat base, Sanctuary
Object card: 1969. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_5221. "Conical spindle whorl with flat base, Sanctuary". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Low conical spindle whorl with flat base, complete, of dark blue granite, undecorated; H. 1.2 cm, ø 4.1 cm, ø hole 0.7 cm. Found in an Archaic pit (bothros of the first half of the 6th century BC) with a White Painted V jug and a late Corinthian aryballos (Sal. 5218), cf. Salamis IV, p. 49; sanctuary, square K V/η6, inventory Po_0425; 11 September 1969.

French, as on the record

chantier : Sanctuaire carre : K V/η6 num planche : PL_29 type :Fusaïoles forme : Fusaïoles coniques basses et fusaïoles en forme de boutons num planche : PL_65 h. : 1,2 base plate complète. ø :4,1 ø trou : 0,7. — En forme de cône très bas dessin : D_2737 diapositives : C_5261 inv objet : Po_0425 negatif : 05701_06 pub : SAL_PUB_139904_XI_XI_CAT_06_0296_p_0099 sans décor. — Trouvée dans une fosse archaïque (bothros de la première moitié du VIe s.) avec une cruche White Painted V, et un aryballe du Corinthien Récent (Sal. 5218), cf. Salamine, IV, p. 49 — Granit bleu sombre

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