Object card·SAL_1933·1967

Terracotta head of a goddess with calathos, Classical

Terracotta head of a goddess with calathos, Classical
Object card: 1967. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_1933. "Terracotta head of a goddess with calathos, Classical". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Head of a Classical terracotta figurine of the Great Goddess with calathos, from the area south of the rampart, square K VI/δ3, inventory Tc_0513. Incomplete: the lower face (lower cheeks and chin) and the back are missing; there are breaks to the right of the nose and on the hair at left. Pink fabric with white slip, hollow mould-made; thin lips, straight nose continuing the forehead, marked brow arches, and hair puffed and drawn to the sides, apparently held at the middle by a knot or similar. The calathos is very flared and low, with a distinct lower edge following the hair; surviving height 7 cm, with wear. Negatives 01950_05, 01950_06, 01092_06; slide C_1840. Inventory Tc_0513; 3 April 1967.

French, as on the record

negatif : 01950_05 negatif : 01950_06 negatif : 01092_06 pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0024_p_0041 lèvres minces. Cheveux gonflés et tirés sur les côtés, semblant retenus au milieu par un nœud ou autre. Calathos très évasé et peu haut, au bord inférieur distinct qui épouse la chevelure. usure. Pâte rose et engobe blanc. Moulée creuse brisures à droite du nez et sur la chevelure à gauche Tête incomplète : manquent la partie inférieure du visage (bas des joues, menton) et l'arrière chantier : Zone au sud du rempart nez droit, dans le prolongement du front caracterique : Calathoi sans décor ou unis epoque : Classique forme : La grande déesse à Calathos objet : Tête conservées type :Têtes avec coiffe carre : K VI/δ3 num planche : PL_01 calathos ouvert. H. cons. 7. Arcades sourcilières marquées diapositives : C_1840 inv objet : Tc_0513 inv tessons : Tc_0513

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