Object card·SAL_7579·1973

Statue base for a Ptolemaic king, Temple of Zeus, Salamis

Statue base for a Ptolemaic king, Temple of Zeus, Salamis
Object card: 1973. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7579. "Statue base for a Ptolemaic king, Temple of Zeus, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Base of a statue of a Ptolemaic king, Salamis, Temple of Zeus, square E VII/ζ6; discovered in 1890 at the NE corner of the 'Temple of Zeus' and left in situ. Blue marble, dedications to Ptolemaic rulers, 2nd century BC; block dimensions 34 x 82 x 34 cm, letter height 3-3.5, interline 2.8. Six fragments of the left block of a base made of two identical blocks; the fragments join to form an almost complete block except at the upper part, and a fragment (21 x 31 x 37 cm) bearing letters 5 to 8 of line 3 and 3 to 9 of line 4 was found. Inventory E_0175; negative 06681_03; 8 June 1973.

French, as on the record

chantier : Temple de Zeus carre : E VII/ζ6 dimensions du bloc : 34 x 82 x 34 h.l. : 3-3,5 les fragments se raccordent et forment un bloc presque complet, sauf à la partie supérieure epoque : IIe s. av. J.-C. inv objet : E_0175 negatif : 06681_03 objet : Souverains Lagides pub : SAL_PUB_139900_XIII_CAT_13_0072_p_0034 type :Consécrations à des rois et reines lagides int. : 2,8. Un fragment (21 x 31 x 37) portant les lettres 5 à 8 de la l. 3, et 3 à 9 de la l.4 a été retrouvé. Base d'une statue d'un roi Ptolémée. Découverte en 1890, à l'angle NE du « temple de Zeus » laissé in situ. Six fragments du bloc de gauche d'une base en marbre bleu composée de deux blocs identiques

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