Object card·SAL_7645·1973

Conical clay spindle whorl with black paint, Sanctuary

Conical clay spindle whorl with black paint, Sanctuary
Object card: 1973. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7645. "Conical clay spindle whorl with black paint, Sanctuary". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Conical spindle whorl with a central hole and very faded black-painted decoration, with concentric handles. Terracotta, green and pink clay (differences in firing), black paint. Wheel-thrown. Diam. 5.2, H. 2.4. Sanctuary, square K V/ζ5 (3), Salamis, Cyprus; inventory Po_0885; 9 August 1973.

French, as on the record

chantier : Sanctuaire objet : Fusaïole carre : K V/ζ5 (3) Fusaïole de forme conique à trou central. Décor très effacé à la peinture noire, anses concentriques. Terre cuite, argile verte et rose (différences de cuisson), peinture noire. Tourné. Diam. 5,2, H. 2,4 dessin : D_4391 inv objet : Po_0885 negatif : 06721_02 negatif : 06721_03 negatif : 06721_04 negatif : 06721_01

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