Object card·SAL_7732·1973

Ovoid stone pestle from the Sanctuary, Salamis

Ovoid stone pestle from the Sanctuary, Salamis
Object card: 1973. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7732. "Ovoid stone pestle from the Sanctuary, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Pestle of ovoid form, a small egg-shaped object that can stand upright, with the top hollowed by use. Grey-blue stone. H. 4.8 cm, diam. 3.9 cm. Found in the Sanctuary sector, square K V/η7 (2), Salamis; inventory Po_0917; negatives 06794_05 and 06794_04; 23 August 1973.

French, as on the record

carre : K V/η7 (2) inv objet : Po_0917 negatif : 06794_05 negatif : 06794_04 Pilon de forme ovoïde, petit œuf que l'on peut mettre debout, sommet évidé par l'usage. Pierre gris bleu. H. 4,8, diam. 3,9 chantier : Sanctuaire objet : Pilon

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