Object card·SAL_6336·1970

Pestle, Temple of Zeus, Salamis

Pestle, Temple of Zeus, Salamis
Object card: 1970. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_6336. "Pestle, Temple of Zeus, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

Object card

English, translated from the French record

Pestle, an irregular truncated cone (the section is not truly circular), grey-green serpentine, with the working end well worn by use. Diam. 3.8, H. 5; inventory Po_0585; square E VII/γ5, Temple of Zeus, Salamis, 26 October 1970.

French, as on the record

objet : Pilon carre : E VII/γ5 Pilon, tronc de cône irrégulier (la section n'est pas vraiment circulaire). La partie d'utilisation a très bien été pliée par l'usage. Serpentine gris-vert. Diam. 3,8, H. 5 inv objet : Po_0585 chantier : Temple de Zeus

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