Object card: 1974. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7921. "Terracotta lamp from Campanopetra, square K IV/δ8". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Object card
English, translated from the French record
Wheel-made closed lamp with biconical profile, vertical ribbon handle, and a filling hole about a third of the diameter; the spout is pointed on the largest diameter and the base is flat and circular, with a 0.7 cm ring decoration. Red clay with light slip, poor purity and poor firing, with traces of fire at the spout and above the wick hole; L. 8.7, diam. 7.4, H. 4.1. Inventory L_0895; 24 May 1974.
French, as on the record
carre : K IV/δ8
Lampe tournée en pot, fermé, profil biconique, anse verticale en ruban, trou d'alimentation presque au tiers du diamètre. Décor, anneau de 0,7 cm, bec en pointe sur le plus grand diamètre, base plate circulaire. SAL_0476. Argile rouge, engobe clair, mauvaise pureté, mauvaise cuisson, traces de feu au bec et au-dessus du trou de la mèche. L. 8,7, diam. 7,4, H. 4,1
inv objet : L_0895
chantier : Campanopétra
objet : Lampe
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