Object card·SAL_1780·1967

Terracotta head fragment with side veil, Salamis

Terracotta head fragment with side veil, Salamis
Object card: 1967. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_1780. "Terracotta head fragment with side veil, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Lower part of a terracotta head, left side, with the back and neck; the surface is lost towards the mouth and chin. Red fabric with white slip, moulded hollow, H. 8 cm. The lower eyelid of the left eye is still visible in sharp relief, with a round cheek and marked cheekbone; plump neck (Venus's necklaces). Behind the ear, a side panel of a veil or headdress bears deep finger impressions; the earring is well preserved, a rosette (type 1) with a conical pendant, and below it a thick twisted parotid lock. Inventory Tc_0405; 28 March 1967. Salamis, area south of the rampart, square K VI/δ3.

French, as on the record

num planche : PL_07 forme : Pans latéraux de coiffes ou de voiles type :Coiffe non conservée surface emportée vers la bouche et le menton. Pâte rouge et engobe blanc. Moulé creux. H. 8. On aperçoit encore la paupière inférieure de l'œil gauche, en relief aigu, et la joue ronde, à pommette marquée. Cou potelé (pli de Vénus). En arrière de l'oreille, pan latéral de coiffe ou de voile, sur lequel on distingue de fortes empreintes de doigts. Boucle d'oreille bien conservée : rosette (type 1) et pendant conique. En-dessous, grosse mèche parotide torsadée. diapositives : C_1700 inv objet : Tc_0405 inv tessons : Tc_0405 negatif : 02003_05 negatif : 01041_03 pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0166_p_0065 Fragment du bas d'une tête, côté gauche, avec l'arrière et le cou chantier : Zone au sud du rempart epoque : Classique objet : Tête conservées carre : K VI/δ3

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