Object card: 1974. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_8143. "Bronze door staple or chest fitting, Huilerie". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Object card
English, translated from the French record
Object B_0337 (SAL_8143), listed as a door staple but perhaps a chest fitting: a curved trapezoidal part extending into a thick element with a flat tenon beneath, pierced by a circular hole, decorated with concentric circles. Bronze; L. 7.1, l. 1.9, diam. 0.38 (cm). Square I III/ζ5, Huilerie sector, Salamis; 26 June 1974.
French, as on the record
carre : I III/ζ5
chantier : Huilerie
inv objet : B_0337
objet : Gâche de porte
Gâche de porte? Ou plutôt élément de coffre. Une partie trapézoïdale incurvée se prolongeant par un élément épais, dessous tenon plat, percé d'un trou circulaire. Décor de cercles concentriques. En bronze. L. 7,1, l. 1,9, diam. 0,38
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