Object card·SAL_1979·1967

Terracotta figurine of goddess holding a deer, Salamis

Terracotta figurine of goddess holding a deer, Salamis
Object card: 1967. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_1979. "Terracotta figurine of goddess holding a deer, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Fragment of a moulded hollow terracotta figurine of the Great Goddess in various aspects, Classical period, showing the front part of a deer and the left thumb of the goddess holding it; the hindquarters are missing, and the front leg is broken and folded back. Red fabric with white slip; H. 13.7 cm, l. 10.2 cm. Sector: area south of the rampart, square K VI/δ3, sketchbook page 14; Inventory Tc_0537; slide C_1884; negatives 05825_06 and 02115_03; 4 April 1967.

French, as on the record

chantier : Zone au sud du rempart epoque : Classique objet : La grande déesse sous ses divers aspects type :Déesse portant un animal, une fleur, un fruit, un objet carre : K VI/δ3 forme : Animaux caracterique : Déesse portant une biche dans les bras patte antérieure, cassée, repliée. De la figurine, seul est conservé un gros pouce, posé sur le ventre de la biche. Ce fragment appartient à une grande statue de terre cuite, vu ses dimensions. l. 10,2. Il reste le cou et l'avant-train de l'animal, porté sur le bras gauche de la déesse Fragment comprenant la partie antérieure d'une biche et le pouce gauche de la figurine qui la tient manque l'arrière. Pâte rouge et engobe blanc. Moulé creux. H. 13,7 diapositives : C_1884 inv objet : Tc_0537 inv tessons : Tc_0537 negatif : 05825_06 negatif : 02115_03 pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0238_p_0088

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