Object card·SAL_2158·1967

Hollow-moulded bust of a standing woman, Salamis

Hollow-moulded bust of a standing woman, Salamis
Object card: 1967. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_2158. "Hollow-moulded bust of a standing woman, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

Object card

English, translated from the French record

Hollow-moulded terracotta bust of a standing woman in a close-fitting sleeveless tunic, with a snake bracelet of four rings on the upper arm, two parotid locks falling straight in front of the shoulder, and remains of a necklace of beads with pendants. Fragment of the right side with the upper arm and breast, missing the back; pink-red fabric, heavily worn, H. 11.6 cm, l. 8.5 cm. Classical period. Found in the area south of the rampart, square K VI/γ3; inventory Tc_0672; 7 April 1967.

French, as on the record

carre : K VI/γ3 forme : Figurines moulées creuses type :Bustes caracterique : Drapé du dessous : chiton, tunique l. 8,5. Tunique moulante, sans manche, mais l'échancrure est bien marquée tout autour du bras dont elle suit le contour. Bracelet-serpent (4 anneaux). Retombée droite de deux mèches parotides en avant de l'épaule. Restes d'un collier de perles à pendants. grande usure. Moulé creux. H. 11,6 Fragment de buste, côté droit, avec le haut du bras et le sein, sans l'arrière. Pâte rouge, d'aspect rosé dessin : D_0630 diapositives : C_2051 inv objet : Tc_0672 inv tessons : Tc_0672 negatif : 02066_01 pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0467_p_0138 chantier : Zone au sud du rempart epoque : Classique objet : Femme debout drapé indéterminé num planche : PL_13

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