Object card·SAL_1633·1967

Moulded female figurine fragment, Classical, square K VI/δ2

Moulded female figurine fragment, Classical, square K VI/δ2
Object card: 1967. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_1633. "Moulded female figurine fragment, Classical, square K VI/δ2". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

Object card

English, translated from the French record

Hollow-moulded terracotta bust fragment of a standing female figure in drapery, with the rear surviving; pale grey fabric, slightly green on the surface and pink inside, with white slip. H. 6.5 cm, l. 5.7 cm. The right arm is folded across the waist at a right angle, framing the prominent round breast; the long hand with indistinct fingers descends slightly, with a mid-length himation sleeve enveloping the elbow, and traces of a vertical tunic armhole run along the arm to the left of the breast; a bracelet at the wrist is perhaps present. Inventory Tc_0327; Salamis, south of the rampart, square K VI/δ2; Classical; 23 March 1967.

French, as on the record

diapositives : C_1558 inv objet : Tc_0327 inv tessons : Tc_0327 negatif : 02030_02 pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0514_p_0144 arrière conservé. Pâte gris pâle, légèrement verte en surface et rose à l'intérieur, et engobe blanc. Moulé creux. H. 6,5 l. 5,7. Bras droit replié par-devant sur la taille, à angle droit, encadrant ainsi le sein rond, qui est proéminent. Manche mi-longue de manteau, enveloppant le coude. La main, longue, aux doigts indistincts, descend légèrement. Trace de l'emmanchure verticale de tunique le long du bras, à gauche du sein. Bracelet au poignet (?). Fragment de buste, moitié droite, avec le bras replié, la main, cassée, et le sein chantier : Zone au sud du rempart epoque : Classique objet : Femme debout drapé indéterminé carre : K VI/δ2 forme : Figurines moulées creuses caracterique : Drapé du dessus : himation, manteau type :Bustes

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