Oval cabochon of chalcedony, Campanopetra, square K IV/η7
Object card: 1971. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_6275. "Oval cabochon of chalcedony, Campanopetra, square K IV/η7". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Incomplete oval cabochon of chalcedony, with a large conchoidal fracture, 2.8 x 1.8. Milky white with greenish and yellowish reflections; flat base and convex top. Found with a fragment of a type XVIII lamp (3rd-5th century AD). Inventory Po_0572; 21 April 1971.
French, as on the record
chantier : Campanopétra
carre : K IV/η7
forme : Cabochons en pierres fines
inv objet : Po_0572
negatif : 05387_01
negatif : 06738_06
negatif : 06739_01
negatif : 06739_02
negatif : 06739_03
negatif : 05386_06
num planche : PL_45
pub : SAL_PUB_139904_XI_XI_CAT_06_0443_p_0156
type :CABOCHONS
incomplet, large cassure conchoïdale. 2,8 x 1,8. — Cabochon ovale d’un blanc laiteux, à reflets verdâtres et jaunâtres. La base est plate et le sommet convexe. — Trouvé avec un fragment de lampe du type XVIII (IIIe-Ve s. ap. J.-C.)
— Calcédoine
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