Object card·SAL_2156·1967

Moulded terracotta bust of a standing woman, Classical

Moulded terracotta bust of a standing woman, Classical
Object card: 1967. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_2156. "Moulded terracotta bust of a standing woman, Classical". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

Object card

English, translated from the French record

Fragment of a hollow-moulded terracotta bust of a standing woman, left half with the base of the neck, the surface of the breast broken; pinkish-buff fabric with a beige slip. Preserved H. 8.4 cm, l. 6.3 cm. A heavy himation covers the shoulder, upper arm and breast, falling diagonally across the torso in soft round folds with a thick bolster edge; the neck is left bare by a tunic with a rounded neckline. Found in the area south of the rampart, square K VI/γ3, Classical period; inventory Tc_0670; negative 02064_06; slide C_2049; SAL_2156; 7 April 1967.

French, as on the record

inv tessons : Tc_0670 negatif : 02064_06 pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0505_p_0143 petite partie de l'arrière conservée. Pâte chamois rosé et engobe beige. Moulé creux. H. 8,4 l. 6,3. Couvrant l'épaule, le haut du bras et le sein (qui se distingue à peine), un lourd manteau descend en diagonale sur le buste en plis ronds et souples, avec une bordure en bourrelet épais. Cou bien dégagé par une tunique à décolleté arrondi. Fragment de buste, moitié gauche, avec la base du cou chantier : Zone au sud du rempart epoque : Classique objet : Femme debout drapé indéterminé carre : K VI/γ3 forme : Figurines moulées creuses caracterique : Drapé du dessus : himation, manteau type :Bustes sein brisé en surface diapositives : C_2049 inv objet : Tc_0670

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