Object card·SAL_6491·1969

Biconical spindle whorl, Sanctuary, square K V/ζ6 (2)

Biconical spindle whorl, Sanctuary, square K V/ζ6 (2)
Object card: 1969. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_6491. "Biconical spindle whorl, Sanctuary, square K V/ζ6 (2)". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Complete biconical spindle whorl of terracotta, greyish-beige gritty clay, with a blackened surface and sharp edges; H. 2.6 cm, diameter 5 cm, inventory Po_0635. The vertical hole is slightly off-centre and the overall form is irregular. Found in a context of the Cypro-Geometric I period (Proto-White Painted and White Painted I pottery), Sanctuary, square K V/ζ6 (2), Salamis, Cyprus; 30 September 1969.

French, as on the record

chantier : Sanctuaire carre : K V/ζ6 (2) num planche : PL_27 complète h. : 2,6. — Biconique les arêtes sont vives surface noircie. ø : 5 — Terre cuite, argile beige grisâtre, gravillonnée forme : Fusaïoles biconiques inv objet : Po_0635 negatif : 05570_06 negatif : 05571_01 negatif : 05577_03 negatif : 05577_04 negatif : 05577_05 negatif : 05577_06 negatif : 05570_05 pub : SAL_PUB_139904_XI_XI_CAT_06_0268_p_0092 type :Fusaïoles le trou vertical est légèrement décentré. La forme générale est irrégulière. — Trouvée dans un contexte de l'époque chypro-géométrique I (céramique Proto-White Painted et White Painted I)

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