Moulded lamp type 18 with eagle medallion, Temple of Zeus
Object card: 1970. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_5766. "Moulded lamp type 18 with eagle medallion, Temple of Zeus". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Moulded lamp, type 18, from the Temple of Zeus at Salamis, square E VII/γ5. Its medallion bears a figured representation of an eagle with spread wings, not a geometric motif, and the crown perhaps has vegetal decoration; greenish clay, very sandy and poorly fired, with a worn mould, 6.4 x 4 cm. Inventory L_0761; 21 September 1970.
French, as on the record
chantier : Temple de Zeus
objet : Lampe
type :Type 18
carre : E VII/γ5
inv objet : L_0761
negatif : 04710_01
negatif : 04710_02
negatif : 04709_06
Lampe moulée type 18 (médaillon à représentation figurée = aigle aux ailes déployées et non géométriques). Couronne à décor végétal ? Argiles verdâtre, très sableuse, mal cuite, moule usé. 6,4 x 4
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