Terracotta head fragment with veil, Classical period
Object card: 1967. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_1623. "Terracotta head fragment with veil, Classical period". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Object card
English, translated from the French record
Fragment of a head, left side, with chin, damaged, neck and corresponding back; pale green fabric with faint traces of soft green paint; hollow-moulded, back carefully finished but with a poorly made join. H. 9.5 cm. Round, heavy chin; broad, strong neck. On the side, a lateral panel of head-dress or veil runs along the whole neck and clings to it. area south of the rampart, square K VI/δ3, Classical period, inventory Tc_0317; 21 March 1967.
French, as on the record
chantier : Zone au sud du rempart
epoque : Classique
objet : Tête conservées
carre : K VI/δ3
num planche : PL_07
forme : Pans latéraux de coiffes ou de voiles
type :Coiffe non conservée
diapositives : C_1548
inv objet : Tc_0317
inv tessons : Tc_0317
negatif : 02032_01
Fragment de tête, côté gauche, avec menton, endommagé, cou, et arrière correspondant. Pâte vert pâle
pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0165_p_0065
traces infimes de peinture vert tendre. Moulé creux
arrière soigné, mais joint mal fait. H. 9,5. Menton rond et lourd. Cou large et fort. Sur le côté, pan latéral de coiffe ou de voile tout le long du cou et même plaqué sur lui.
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