Object card·SAL_5834·1970

Marble pestle (?), Campanopetra, square L IV/γ5-6

Marble pestle (?), Campanopetra, square L IV/γ5-6
Object card: 1970. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_5834. "Marble pestle (?), Campanopetra, square L IV/γ5-6". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Possibly a pestle ("Pilon?"), with an oval section that narrows from bottom to top; the striking face has flattened through wear. Made of white marble, H. 7.6 cm, section 4 cm. Inventory Po_0507; negative 04753_05; 17 September 1970.

French, as on the record

chantier : Campanopétra carre : L IV/γ5-6 Pilon? Section ovale, largeur allant diminuant de bas en haut. La face de pose s'est aplatie par usure. En marbre blanc. H. 7,6, section 4 inv objet : Po_0507 negatif : 04753_05 objet : Pilon?

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