Object card: 1973. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7574. "Terracotta oil lamp, Type 18, Temple of Zeus". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Lamp of Type 18, seventh series, from the Temple of Zeus, Salamis, square E VII/ζ5-6; inventory L_0883, negative 06615_03. Red clay with a cream-greenish slip, well purified and fired; a wheel-shaped rim with geometric motifs, a medallion depression decorated with a lightly raised cross, and a flat ovoid base. Traces of fire on the nozzle. L. 9.2 cm, diam. 6.6 cm, l. 4.4 cm, H. 3.4 cm. 7 June 1973.
French, as on the record
chantier : Temple de Zeus
objet : Lampe
type :Type 18
carre : E VII/ζ5-6
forme : Septième série
inv objet : L_0883
negatif : 06615_03
Lampe type 18, septième série, couronne motifs géométriques, médaillon dépression ornée d'une croix en léger relief, fond plat de forme ovoïde. Argile rouge, engobe crème verdâtre, bonne pureté et cuisson. Traces de feu au bec. L. 9,2, diam. 6,6, l. 4,4, H. 3,4
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