Possible base block with rectangular recess, Temple of Zeus
Object card: 1970. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_6016. "Possible base block with rectangular recess, Temple of Zeus". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Possibly a base (socle): a rectangular block with rounded base corners and a non-central rectangular depression in the upper face, the long side parallel to the short side of the base, in soft limestone. Chisel-worked, leaving facets (straight at the base, bevelled on the upper face). L. 5.8, l. 4.8, H. 1.9 (cm), inventory Po_0546; Salamis, Temple of Zeus, square E VII/δ6; 17 October 1970.
French, as on the record
carre : E VII/δ6
inv objet : Po_0546
negatif : 04861_06
objet : Socle?
Socle? Parallélépipéde rectangle, angles de base arrondis, dépression rectangulaire, non centrée, dans la face supérieure (long côté parallèle au petit côté du socle). En calcaire tendre. Travail au ciseau d'où facettes (droites à la base, biseautée pour la face supérieure). L. 5,8 , l. 4,8, H. 1,9
chantier : Temple de Zeus
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