Object card·SAL_5375·1970

Hellenistic moulded lamp with dolphin, Sanctuary

Hellenistic moulded lamp with dolphin, Sanctuary
Object card: 1970. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_5375. "Hellenistic moulded lamp with dolphin, Sanctuary". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Moulded Hellenistic lamp with a biconical body and a nozzle to the right on the upper part, with a central hole edged by a very flattened torus and a symmetrical dolphin opposite the nozzle, its head towards the nozzle. Flat base with a slight step; pink-beige clay, pure and well fired, with red slip on the upper part. L. 5.8, diam. 3.1, H. 2.7 cm. Square K V/ε6, Sanctuary, Salamis. Inventory L_0721; slides C_9619; negatives 04375_04 and 04375_03; object card SAL_5375, notebook page 19. 6 April 1970.

French, as on the record

objet : Lampe carre : K V/ε6 diapositives : C_9619 inv objet : L_0721 negatif : 04375_04 negatif : 04375_03 Lampe moulée hellénistique, panse bicônique, tenon à droite sur la partie supérieure. Trou central, bordé d'un tore très aplati, dauphin symétrique au tenon, la tête vers le bec. Fond plat en léger ressaut. Argile beige rose, pure bien cuite et vernis rouge sur la partie supérieure. L. 5,8, diam. 3,1, H. 2,7 chantier : Sanctuaire

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