Object card·SAL_6419·1971

Pestle made from an amphora base, Campanopetra

Pestle made from an amphora base, Campanopetra
Object card: 1971. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_6419. "Pestle made from an amphora base, Campanopetra". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Pestle made from the base of an amphora, worn and used as a pestle; truncated cone with slightly concave sides and very rounded edges. Terracotta, brick-red fabric with a black core, wheel-made. Diam. 6.2, H. 6.9 (cm). Sector Campanopetra, square K V/β2, Salamis, Cyprus; inventory Po_0619; 4 May 1971.

French, as on the record

chantier : Campanopétra objet : Pilon carre : K V/β2 inv objet : Po_0619 negatif : 05413_04 negatif : 05413_03 Pilon (fond d'amphore, usé, et utilisé comme pilon), tronc de cône à bords un peu concaves, arêtes très arrondies. Terre cuite, pâte rouge brique à cœur noir. Fait au tour. Diam. 6,2, H. 6,9

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