Object card: 1970. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7585. "Black sandstone mortar bowl, Temple of Zeus". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Mortar bowl (cuvette) of black sandstone, with a slightly concave interior, a broadly flattened rim, and a wall that thins from the rim towards the base; the interior and rim are polished, the exterior is not. L. 27.5, H. 11.5 cm. Sector Temple of Zeus, square E VII, Salamis, Cyprus; inventory Po_0864; negative 06617_04; 1970.
French, as on the record
chantier : Temple de Zeus
carre : E VII
objet : Cuvette
inv objet : Po_0864
negatif : 06617_04
Cuvette (mortier), face intérieure légèrement concave, lèvre largement aplatie, l'épaisseur de la cuvette diminue de la lèvre vers le fond. Grès noir, face intérieure et lèvres polies, face extérieure non polie. L. 27,5, H. 11,5
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