Object card·SAL_0990·1966

Fragment of a terracotta head, Rampart, Classical

Fragment of a terracotta head, Rampart, Classical
Object card: 1966. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_0990. "Fragment of a terracotta head, Rampart, Classical". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

Object card

English, translated from the French record

Fragment of the right side of a head, with the corresponding back, from the Rampart sector, square K V/δ10; β23. Pink fabric, mould-made hollow. H. 8 cm. Only the corner of the eye and part of the cheek remain, with some hair and headdress; the hair is puffed and drawn far back in large rolls with regular locks. Above, the base of the headdress forms a thick roll with clearly defined lower and upper edges, from which the headdress itself springs (a tiny fragment). Perhaps part of a side flap behind the ear. Earring: a concave disc at the centre with a conical pendant hanging backwards. Classical period, from the 'Great Goddess with Calathos' form. Inventory Tc_0099; 26 September 1966.

French, as on the record

chantier : Rempart epoque : Classique forme : La grande déesse à Calathos objet : Tête conservées type :Têtes avec coiffe caracterique : Calathoi : Fragments num planche : PL_14 carre : K V/δ10 carre : β23 negatif : 01999_03 dessin : D_0513 diapositives : C_1028 inv objet : Tc_0099 inv tessons : Tc_0099 negatif : 00059_03 pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0124_p_0059 Fragment de la partie droite d’une tête, avec l'arrière correspondant. Pâte rose. Moulé creux. H. 8. Il ne reste du visage que le coin de l'œil et une partie de la joue, avec un peu de cheveux et de coiffe. Cheveux gonflés, tirés très en arrière en de gros rouleaux aux mèches régulières. Au-dessus, base de coiffe en gros bourrelet, aux bords inférieur et supérieur nettement délimités, d'où part la coiffe elle-même (infime fragment) semblant de pan latéral derrière l'oreille. Boucle d'oreille : pastille concave au centre et pendant conique partant en arrière.

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