Terracotta head fragment with hair and headdress, Rampart
Object card: 1966. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_1115. "Terracotta head fragment with hair and headdress, Rampart". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Fragment of a terracotta head, with a remnant of a lock of hair and of a headdress. Dark red-brown fabric, mould-made hollow. H. 6.8 cm. What remains of the face (one cheek) is completely damaged. Also visible is the end of a thick twisted parotid lock and, behind, a piece of headdress (lateral flap). Classical period; sector Rampart, square Γ23; K V/δ10; inventory Tc_0168; 28 September 1966.
French, as on the record
chantier : Rempart
epoque : Classique
objet : Tête conservées
forme : Pans latéraux de coiffes ou de voiles
type :Coiffe non conservée
carre : Γ23
carre : K V/δ10
diapositives : C_1138
inv objet : Tc_0168
inv tessons : Tc_0168
negatif : 00419_03
pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0162_p_0065
Fragment d'une tête, avec un reste de mèche et de coiffe. Pâte brun rouge soutenu. Moulé creux. H. 6,8. Ce qui reste du visage (une joue) est totalement abîmé. On voit, en outre, le bout d'une grosse mèche parotide torsadée, et, en arrière, un bout de coiffe (pan latéral).
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