Object card·SAL_6001·1970

Iron two-edged tool (cutting-root), Temple of Zeus

Iron two-edged tool (cutting-root), Temple of Zeus
Object card: 1970. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_6001. "Iron two-edged tool (cutting-root), Temple of Zeus". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Iron two-edged tool (for cutting roots), an object centred on an axis where the handle passed, with one edge perpendicular to the other, one forming an axe and the other a pick. L. 31, H. 7.9 (cm). Found in square E VII/γ8, Temple of Zeus, Salamis, Cyprus; inventory F_0053; 16 October 1970.

French, as on the record

chantier : Temple de Zeus carre : E VII/γ8 Outil à deux tranchants (coupe racine), pièce axée autour d'un axe où passait le manche. Tranchante perpendiculaires l'un faisant hache, l'autre pioche, en fer. L. 31, H. 7,9 dessin : D_1762 inv objet : F_0053 negatif : 04859_04 negatif : 04859_03 objet : Outi

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