Object card·SAL_2110·1967

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_2110. "Terracotta head of the Great Goddess with calathos, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

Object card

English, translated from the French record

Fragment of a head with the hair on the right side and the base of a calathos; the back is not preserved. Red-brown fabric, hollow-moulded, H. 9.5 cm. A mass of tightly curled hair is swept up into a high pediment, with a ribbon knot at the top; the calathos begins at a distinct lower edge that follows the curve of the hair, then rises vertically with a crenellated decoration. From the same mould as heads Sal_2054 and Sal_3999. Classical period; inventory Tc_0624; 7 April 1967.

French, as on the record

epoque : Classique forme : La grande déesse à Calathos objet : Tête conservées type :Têtes avec coiffe caracterique : Calathoi décorés en relief carre : K VI/γ3 diapositives : C_2005 inv objet : Tc_0624 inv tessons : Tc_0624 negatif : 02132_02 Fragment de tête : cheveux, côté droit, et base de calathos pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0122_p_0058 arrière non conservé. Pâte brun rouge. Moulé creux. H. 9,5. Masse de cheveux tout bouclés, relevés haut en fronton, au sommet duquel apparaît un nœud de ruban. Départ d'un calathos au bord inférieur distinct épousant la courbe des cheveux, puis montant à la verticale, avec un décor de créneaux. Du même moule que les têtes Sal_2054 et Sal_3999. chantier : Zone au sud du rempart

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