Object card·SAL_7705·1973

Carved gaming board on basalt block, Huilerie

Carved gaming board on basalt block, Huilerie
Object card: 1973. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7705. "Carved gaming board on basalt block, Huilerie". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Carved gaming board (jeu gravé) on a linear block, possibly a mould, in basalt. The board occupies the whole surface of the block; the grid begins only 4 cm from the edge. The rough stone block is strongly convex, with only the upper face and edge dressed flat. L. 17.5, l. 9.5, H. 7.4 (cm). Inventory Po_0907; negatives 06776_02, 06841_04, 06776_01; Huilerie, Salamis; 21 August 1973.

French, as on the record

inv objet : Po_0907 negatif : 06776_02 negatif : 06841_04 negatif : 06776_01 objet : Jeu gravé Jeu gravé sur un bloc (ou moule?) de forme linéaire. Le jeu occupe toute la surface du bloc. Le quadrillage ne commence qu'à 4 cm du bord. En basalte, boc de pierre non dérgossi, fortement convexe, seul la face supérieure et le bord ont été taillés à plat. L. 17,5, l. 9,5, H. 7,4 chantier : Huilerie

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