Object card·SAL_5832·1970

Carved marble panel with bird motif, Campanopetra

Carved marble panel with bird motif, Campanopetra
Object card: 1970. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_5832. "Carved marble panel with bird motif, Campanopetra". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Decorative champlevé panel in grey-blue marble with bas-relief decoration, found in the area of the great east staircase, Campanopetra, Salamis, Cyprus. The surface is worn by footsteps; the motif, heavily damaged, perhaps a bird (?) with its head turned backwards, with a flower in the lower corner of the plate. Dotted ornamentation on the body. Late 6th century. Dimensions: 1. 0.26 m; H. 0.35 m; max. thickness 4 cm; smooth frame (4.2 cm on average). Reworked when reused as a threshold. Inventory Sc_0159; 28 September 1970.

French, as on the record

chantier : Campanopétra carre : L IV/δ7 objet : Panneaux décoratifs en bas-relief type :Panneaux à à décor champlevé relief usé par les pas. Le motif, gravement endommagé, semble être un oiseau (?), la tête retournée vers l'arrière. En bas, fleur dans l'angle de la plaque. Le détail des traits gravés s'explique difficilement. Ornementation piquetée du corps. Fin VIe siècle. 1. 0,26 m ép. max. 4 cm. Cadre lisse (4,2 cm en moyenne). - Marbre gris bleuté. Retravaillé lors d'un remploi comme seuil inv objet : Sc_0159 negatif : 04766_05 negatif : 04774_03 negatif : 04774_04 negatif : 04774_05 negatif : 04774_06 negatif : 04775_01 negatif : 04766_04 num planche : PL_333 pub : SAL_PUB_139906_XV_CAT_15_0015_p_0273 Panneau trouvé dans la zone du grand escalier est. - Ht. 0,35 m

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