Object card·SAL_7664·1973

Byzantine roof tile covering a burial, Sanctuary

Byzantine roof tile covering a burial, Sanctuary
Object card: 1973. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7664. "Byzantine roof tile covering a burial, Sanctuary". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Tile (roof covering of a Byzantine burial), squat rectangular format, lower face slightly convex, upper face flat with a rim along the long sides and two oblique returns. Finger marks on the upper face along the rim. Beige terracotta with beige slip. Moulded, with traces of smoothing. L. 42, l. 38.5, H. 3.6. Sanctuary, square K V/ζ6 (3). Inventory Po_0894; negative 06805_04; 14 August 1973.

French, as on the record

chantier : Sanctuaire carre : K V/ζ6 (3) objet : Tuile inv objet : Po_0894 negatif : 06805_04 Tuile (couverture sépulture byzantine), format rectangulaire trapu, face inférieure légèrement convexe, face supérieure plane avec rebord sur les longs côtés et deux retours en biais. Traces de doigts sur face supérieure longeant le rebord. Terre cuite beige, engobe beige. Moulée, traces d'égalisage. L. 42, l. 38,5, H. 3,6

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