Object card·SAL_1070·1965

Handmade bull protome figurine, Sondage D

Handmade bull protome figurine, Sondage D
Object card: 1965. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_1070. "Handmade bull protome figurine, Sondage D". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

Object card

English, translated from the French record

Figurine without mould, type of animals, characteristic bull protomes; complete but with horns, ears and muzzle broken, traces of black paint over the whole surface, H. 7.7 cm, probably entirely painted black. Very worn, mended. Brown-pink fabric with dark beige slip. Found in square J V/κ1, Sondage D, Salamis, Cyprus; inventory Tc_0152; April 1965.

French, as on the record

chantier : Sondage D num planche : PL_22 carre : J V/κ1 objet : Figurine sans Moulage type :Animaux caracterique : Les promotés de taureaux forme : Promotés d'animaux Complet cornes, oreilles, mufle brisés traces de peinture noire sur toute la surface. Modelé plié. H. 7,7. Protomé sans doute entièrement peint en noir. diapositives : C_1095 inv objet : Tc_0152 inv tessons : Tc_0152 negatif : 02223_01 negatif : 02224_01 negatif : 02222_01 pub : SAL_PUB_139891_XII_CAT_12_0413_p_0101 très usé. Recollé. Pâte brun rose + engobe beige foncé

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