Object card·SAL_7723·1973

Stone hammer tool, Sanctuary, square K V/ζ5

Stone hammer tool, Sanctuary, square K V/ζ5
Object card: 1973. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7723. "Stone hammer tool, Sanctuary, square K V/ζ5". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Stone object used as a tool (perhaps a hammer), with a triangular surface with rounded edges, a flat base, straight sides, and a deep thumb notch on one edge; the upper surface is largely worn. Grey-blue and black stone, well polished. L. 10,5, l. 10,5. Sanctuary, square K V/ζ5 (1-4), Salamis, Cyprus. Inventory Po_0915; negative 06780_05; 06780_04; 23 August 1973.

French, as on the record

chantier : Sanctuaire carre : K V/ζ5 (1-4) inv objet : Po_0915 negatif : 06780_05 negatif : 06780_04 objet : Outil type :Marteau? Pierre qui a servi d'outil (marteau?), surface triangulaire aux contours arrondis, face de pose plane, bords droits, évidemment sur une grand partie de la face supérieure, sur un bord, forte encoche pour le pouce. Pierre gris-bleu et noir bien polie. L. 10,5, l. 10,5

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