Object card·SAL_1845·1967

Terracotta head of the Great Goddess with calathos, Salamis

Terracotta head of the Great Goddess with calathos, Salamis
Object card: 1967. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_1845. "Terracotta head of the Great Goddess with calathos, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Object card for a terracotta head with a calathos, of the Classical period, found in the area south of the rampart at Salamis, square K VI/δ3. Inventory Tc_0459; 30 March 1967. The head is incomplete, lacking the back, with a straight nose, marked brow ridge, large round eyes that are very worn, thick lips, wavy puffed hair, and a closed mouth with raised corners, perhaps suggesting a smile. The calathos is open, 10.5 cm high, moulded hollow, with a trace of red paint at the straight rim and probably painted red overall; the buff fabric is very worn at the top.

French, as on the record

chantier : Zone au sud du rempart caracterique : Calathoi sans décor ou unis epoque : Classique forme : La grande déesse à Calathos num planche : PL_01 objet : Tête conservées type :Têtes avec coiffe carre : K VI/δ3 nez droit et fort arcade sourcilière marquée infime trace de peinture rouge au bord droit du calathos. Moulée creuse la brisure au milieu du front signale peut-être un nœud ou quelque chose de ce genre. Calathos haut, montant tout droit, mais légèrement concave au sommet partie supérieure très usée. Pâte chamois bord inférieur indistinct. Le calathos a dû être peint en rouge. Tête incomplète : manque tout l'arrière calathos ouvert. H. 10,5. Grands yeux ronds, mais très effacés diapositives : C_1758 inv objet : Tc_0459 inv tessons : Tc_0459 negatif : 01986_05 negatif : 01986_06 negatif : 01094_02 lèvres épaisses. Cheveux ondulés et gonflés, partant vers l'arrière pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0002_p_0037 bouche fermée, mais aux commissures relevées, comme esquissant un sourire oreille droite cassée, nez abîmé au bout, éclat au milieu du front

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