Object card·SAL_6459·1971

Spindle whorl from Campanopetra, square K IV/θ8

Spindle whorl from Campanopetra, square K IV/θ8
Object card: 1971. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_6459. "Spindle whorl from Campanopetra, square K IV/θ8". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Spindle whorl of terracotta with orange fabric and no slip, from Campanopetra, square K IV/θ8, Salamis. Cap-shaped, cut into a triangle and pierced with a central hole, with a truncated upper face; solid modelling, roughly finished. Dimensions 1.5 x 1.2, H. 1.1, l. 2.8 cm; inventory Po_0627; negatives 05432_05, 05432_06, 05433_01, 05432_04; 5 May 1971.

French, as on the record

chantier : Campanopétra objet : Fusaïole carre : K IV/θ8 inv objet : Po_0627 negatif : 05432_05 negatif : 05432_06 negatif : 05433_01 negatif : 05432_04 Fusaïole calotte découpée en triangle et percée d'un trou central, face supérieure tronquée. Terre cuite, pâte orangée, sans engobe. Modelé plein, facture peu soignée. 1,5 x 1,2, H. 1,1, l. 2,8

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