Object card·SAL_1978·1967

Hollow-moulded bust fragment, standing draped woman, south of rampart

Hollow-moulded bust fragment, standing draped woman, south of rampart
Object card: 1967. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_1978. "Hollow-moulded bust fragment, standing draped woman, south of rampart". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

Object card

English, translated from the French record

Hollow-moulded terracotta bust fragment from the area south of the rampart at Salamis, square K VI/δ3, showing the left shoulder and neck with the back. Pink fabric with beige slip; H. 17.7 cm, l. 7.8 cm. The shoulder is covered by a drapery (perhaps a cloak), which seems to run across the body with one or two oblique folds towards the waist; towards the centre, a pendant of a necklace. The neck seems oddly made. Classical period. Inventory Tc_0536; 4 April 1967.

French, as on the record

forme : Figurines moulées creuses type :Bustes caracterique : Fragments : cous, seins, épaules, bras, mains diapositives : C_1883 inv objet : Tc_0536 inv tessons : Tc_0536 negatif : 02115_02 pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0557_p_0148 Fragment de buste, côté gauche : épaule et cou, avec l'arrière. Pâte rose et engobe beige. Moulé creux. H. 17,7 l. 7,8. Épaule couverte par un drapé (manteau ?), qui semble descendre en travers du corps, avec un ou deux plis obliques orientés vers la taille. Vers le centre, un pendant de collier. Le cou semble curieusement fait. chantier : Zone au sud du rempart epoque : Classique objet : Femme debout drapé indéterminé carre : K VI/δ3

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