Pyramidal terracotta weight from the Sanctuary, Salamis
Object card: 1973. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7743. "Pyramidal terracotta weight from the Sanctuary, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Pyramidal weight, truncated at the top, with flat faces, corners rounded by wear, a horizontal hole, and a socket near the base on one of the pierced sides (perhaps used as a weight?). Beige-pink terracotta fabric, solid modelling. H. 4.8 cm, diam. 0.4 cm, l. 2.9 cm, weight 50 g. Inventory Po_0922; negative 06810_04; square K V/η6 (3)-η7 (2), Sanctuary, Salamis, Cyprus; 24 August 1973.
French, as on the record
objet : Peson
Peson pyramide tronquée au sommet, faces planes, angles arrondis par l'usure, trou horizontal, alvéole près de la base sur un des côtés percés (a servi de poids?). Terre cuite, pâte beige rose, modelé plein. H. 4,8, diam. 0,4, l. 2,9, poids 50gr.
carre : K V/η6 (3)-η7 (2)
dessin : D_4400
inv objet : Po_0922
negatif : 06810_04
chantier : Sanctuaire
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