Possible incense burner from the Sanctuary, Salamis
Object card: 1972. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7097. "Possible incense burner from the Sanctuary, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Perhaps an incense burner: a solid quadrangular body with a circular cup, horizontal flared rim and slightly concave base, with a circular hole at each upper corner of the body. Eroded limestone, 9.6 x 9.8 cm, H. 8.7 cm. Sanctuary, square K V/ζ5 (1), Salamis, Cyprus; negatives 06304_01 to 06304_05. Inventory Po_0779; 30 August 1972.
French, as on the record
chantier : Sanctuaire
carre : K V/ζ5 (1)
inv objet : Po_0779
negatif : 06304_02
negatif : 06304_03
negatif : 06304_04
negatif : 06304_05
negatif : 06304_01
objet : Brûle parfum?
Brûle parfum? Corps quadrangualire plein, cupule circulaire à lèvre étalée horizontale, fond légèrement concave. A chaque angle supérieur du corps quadrangulaire, trou circulaire. Calcaire rongé. 9,6 x 9,8, H. 8,7
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