Object card·SAL_7584·1973

Black granite mortar bowl, Temple of Zeus sector

Black granite mortar bowl, Temple of Zeus sector
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.

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English, translated from the French record

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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