Object card·SAL_7558·1973

Terracotta spindle whorl, Temple of Zeus

Terracotta spindle whorl, Temple of Zeus
Object card: 1973. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7558. "Terracotta spindle whorl, Temple of Zeus". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Spindle whorl in the shape of a truncated cone, pierced vertically through the centre. Flat base, worn upper face. Terracotta, solid modelling. Diam. 3.9, H. 2. Sector Temple of Zeus, square E VII/ε6-7, Salamis, Cyprus. Inventory Po_0854; 1 June 1973.

French, as on the record

chantier : Temple de Zeus carre : E VII/ε6-7 objet : Fusaïole Fusaïole en forme de tronc de cône, percé au centre de part en part dans le sens vertical. Face de pose plane. Face supérieure émoussée. Terre cuite, modelé plein. Diam. 3,9, H. 2 inv objet : Po_0854 negatif : 06601_04 negatif : 06613_04 negatif : 06601_05

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