Object card·SAL_5250·1969

Conical terracotta spindle whorl, Sanctuary, square K V/θ6

Conical terracotta spindle whorl, Sanctuary, square K V/θ6
Object card: 1969. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_5250. "Conical terracotta spindle whorl, Sanctuary, square K V/θ6". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Terracotta conical spindle whorl of beige clay, with concentric circles in black paint on the conical part and the base; flat base, incomplete with one chip missing, hand-modelled, ø 3.1 x 1.7 cm, hole ø 0.9 cm, H. 2.1 cm. Found in a layer of Archaic date (I and II) in square K V/θ6, Sanctuary, Salamis, Cyprus. Inventory Po_0427; 12 September 1969.

French, as on the record

pub : SAL_PUB_139904_XI_XI_CAT_06_0276_p_0094 — Terre cuite, argile beige la partie conique et la base sont décorées de cercles concentriques faits à la peinture noire. — Trouvée dans une couche d'époque archaïque (I et II) chantier : Sanctuaire num planche : PL_27 carre : K V/θ6 type :Fusaïoles forme : Fusaïoles coniques et tronconiques num planche : PL_64 h. : 2,1 base plate incomplète, un éclat manque modelée. ø : 3,1 x 1,7 ø trou : 0,9. — En forme de cône dessin : D_2734 diapositives : C_5283 inv objet : Po_0427 negatif : 01232_03

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