Object card·SAL_1799·1967

Standing draped female figure, mould-made bust fragment

Standing draped female figure, mould-made bust fragment
Object card: 1967. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_1799. "Standing draped female figure, mould-made bust fragment". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

Object card

English, translated from the French record

Fragment of a hollow mould-made bust of a standing draped female figure, left side, with the shoulder and upper arm but not the back; light beige fabric, H. 7.2 cm, l. 5.5 cm. A heavy himation covers the shoulder and back of the arm like a cape, falling vertically with a strongly raised border; the tunic, probably sleeveless, is marked by its neckline, and remains of a necklace of 4 small round beads survive. Classical period; inventory Tc_0417; negative 02009_05; slide C_1718; 29 March 1967.

French, as on the record

epoque : Classique objet : Femme debout drapé indéterminé carre : K VI/δ3 forme : Figurines moulées creuses caracterique : Drapé du dessus : himation, manteau type :Bustes diapositives : C_1718 inv objet : Tc_0417 inv tessons : Tc_0417 negatif : 02009_05 pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0486_p_0141 l. 5,5. Un lourd manteau couvre l'épaule et l'arrière du bras, comme une cape, en retombant verticalement avec une bordure en fort relief. La tunique, sans doute sans manches, se signale par son échancrure. Reste d'un collier : 4 petites perles rondes. Fragment de buste, côté gauche, avec l'épaule et le haut du bras, sans l'arrière. Pâte beige clair. Moulé creux. H. 7,2 chantier : Zone au sud du rempart

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