Byzantine amphora with red painted inscription, Rampart
Object card: 1967. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_6529. "Byzantine amphora with red painted inscription, Rampart". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Closed-form amphora from Salamis, Cyprus, with a conical or ovoid body, round base and a body diameter smaller than its height, in the Byzantine period. Pinkish fabric, cylindrical neck, vertical handles from rim to shoulder and a thick projecting rim; red painted inscription on the neck: Νεικ(…). Incomplete, body missing; H. 26 cm, ø 13 cm. Rampart sector, square K V/γδ10; inventory A_0201; drawing D_2830; negatives 05614_02, 05614_03, 05614_04; April 1967.
French, as on the record
pub : SAL_PUB_139889_IX_CAT_09_0216_p_0055
ø 13.
Pâte rosée. Col cylindrique, anses verticales de la lèvre à l'épaule, lèvre épaisse saillante.
Inscription peinte en rouge sur le col: Νεικ(…)
chantier : Rempart
objet : amphore
type :vase fermé
epoque : Epoque byzantine
forme : corps conique ou ovoïde à fond rond
caracterique : le diamètre du corps est inférieur à la hauteur
carre : K V/γδ10
Amphore, incomplète, manque le corps. H. 26
dessin : D_2830
inv objet : A_0201
negatif : 05614_03
negatif : 05614_04
negatif : 05614_02
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