Object card: 1973. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7584. "Black granite mortar bowl, Temple of Zeus sector". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Cuvette (mortar) of black granite with pink veins, from square E VII/ζ7 in the Temple of Zeus sector, Salamis. Its base is rounded, the rim is flattened, and the bowl thickens from the lip towards the base; the interior face and lips are polished, the exterior face is not. L. 16.5, H. 20. Inventory Po_0863; 8 June 1973.
French, as on the record
carre : E VII/ζ7
objet : Cuvette
inv objet : Po_0863
negatif : 06617_03
negatif : 06617_02
Cuvette (mortier) fond les bords étaient convexes, lèvre aplatie, l'épaisseur de la cuvette augmente de la lèvre vers le fond. Granit noir à veines rose, face intérieure et lèvres polies, face extérieure non polie. L. 16,5, H. 20
chantier : Temple de Zeus
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