Object card: 1970. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_6028. "Marble basin with handle and carved branch". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Basin (vasque) with decorated handle, concave body, flat rim and a handle projecting strongly from the body; flat surface extending the lip with a carved branch motif. Grey marble. Diam. 29, H. 10, l. 2.7 (cm). Found by chance east of the Temple of Zeus, Salamis, Cyprus. Inventory V_0838; 19 October 1970.
French, as on the record
objet : Vasque
chantier : Découverte fortuite, à l'est du temple de Zeus
dessin : D_3060
inv objet : V_0838
negatif : 04899_03
negatif : 04899_04
negatif : 04899_05
negatif : 04899_02
Vasque à anse décorée, panse concave, bord plat, anse en forte saillie sur la panse. Surface plate prolongeant la lèvre, décor sculpté, rameau. Marbre gris. Diam. 29, H. 10, l. 2,7
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