Hollow-moulded bust of standing woman, Classical period
Object card: 1967. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_1657. "Hollow-moulded bust of standing woman, Classical period". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Object card
English, translated from the French record
Fragment of a hollow-moulded bust of a standing woman, right side, without the back: breast and upper arm, with surface wear. Chamois fabric and perhaps a beige slip; H. 8 cm, l. 10.2 cm. The undergarment is visible only through a raised V-neck edge that follows the break, and slight shadows of folds, suggesting a clinging but supple tunic or chiton. Sector: area south of the rampart, Salamis; inventory Tc_0335; slide C_1582; negative 01979_06; 24 March 1967.
French, as on the record
epoque : Classique
objet : Femme debout drapé indéterminé
carre : K VI/δ3
forme : Figurines moulées creuses
type :Bustes
caracterique : Drapé du dessous : chiton, tunique
diapositives : C_1582
inv objet : Tc_0335
inv tessons : Tc_0335
negatif : 01979_06
pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0424_p_0133
usure de surface. Pâte chamois et engobe beige (?). Moulé creux. H. 8
l. 10,2. On ne devine la tunique qu’à la marque du décolleté en V, en bourrelet, que suit précisément la cassure, et à de légères ombres de plis, comme en fait un tissu moulant, mais souple.
Fragment de buste, partie droite, sans l'arrière : sein et haut du bras
chantier : Zone au sud du rempart
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