Pivot socket or ring stone, Sanctuary, square K V/ηζ6
Object card: 1973. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7785. "Pivot socket or ring stone, Sanctuary, square K V/ηζ6". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Possibly a pivot socket (crapaudine) or attachment ring: a large stone hollowed into a basin and pierced by a large hole at the base, not polished, with no traces of friction. Millstone or granular or shelly limestone; L. 29, l. 20, H. 12, diam. 6. Sanctuary, square K V/ηζ6, Salamis, Cyprus; inventory Po_0942; negative 06818_01; 20 August 1973.
French, as on the record
chantier : Sanctuaire
carre : K V/ηζ6
inv objet : Po_0942
negatif : 06818_01
objet : Crapaudine ou anneau d'attache?
Crapaudine ou anneau d'attache? Grosse pierre évidée en cuvette et percée d'un gros trou au fond. Non polie. Pas de traces de frottement. Pierre meulière, granuleuse ou calcaire coquillé. L. 29, l. 20, H. 12, diam. 6
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