Object card·SAL_6229·1970

Wheel-made lamp, Temple of Zeus sector

Wheel-made lamp, Temple of Zeus sector
Object card: 1970. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_6229. "Wheel-made lamp, Temple of Zeus sector". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Late wheel-made lamp with a biconical profile, loop handle, large filling hole surrounded by an external rim, slightly projecting nozzle, flat circular base and a circular hole for the wick. Red, very sandy, well-fired clay. Diameter 8.4 cm, height 5.5 cm. Inventory L_0785; square E VII/β6; Temple of Zeus, Salamis; 10 November 1970.

French, as on the record

chantier : Temple de Zeus objet : Lampe Lampe tournée tardive, profil bicônique, anse en boucle, trou d'alimentation important, cerné d'un bourrelet extérieur, bec en légère saillie, fond ciculaire plat, trou circulaire pour la mèche. Argile rouge, très sableuse, bien cuite. Diam. 8,4, H. 5,5 carre : E VII/β6 inv objet : L_0785 negatif : 05004_05 negatif : 05004_04

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