Object card: 1974. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_8091. "Bronze lock from a chest, Huilerie". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Object card
English, translated from the French record
Bronze chest lock: a rectangular box with parallel sides, bevelled corners and four circular holes at the corners, with two keyholes. Two concentric incised circles surround the main keyhole. Made of five bronze parts, with the edges folded over the outer surface of the base and soldered. L.,5, l. 6,5, H. 2,6. Huilerie, square I III/ε6, Salamis, Cyprus. Inventory B_0329; 17 June 1974.
French, as on the record
chantier : Huilerie
carre : I III/ε6
Serrure (coffre) boîte rectangulaire droits parallèles, angles biseautés, quatre trous circulaires aux angles, deux entrées de serrure. Deux cercles concentriques incisés autour de l'entrée de serrure principale. En bronze, faite de cinq parties. Les bords sont repliés sur la surface extérieure du fond et soudés. L. ,5, l. 6,5, H. 2,6
inv objet : B_0329
objet : Serrure
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