Object card·SAL_2172·1967

Terracotta head of the Great Goddess with calathos, Classical

Terracotta head of the Great Goddess with calathos, Classical
Object card: 1967. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_2172. "Terracotta head of the Great Goddess with calathos, Classical". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Head with a calathos, from the area south of the rampart, Salamis, square K VI/δ4, inventory Tc_0679; Classical period. The head is incomplete: the face is missing, and only the hair and calathos survive; the back is roughly trimmed, and the surviving height is 10.4 cm. Curly hair is raised into a pediment-like shape topped by a poorly drawn rosette that hides the knot, with traces of red paint in the hair; the pink fabric has a cream slip, and the mould is hollow. 7 April 1967.

French, as on the record

chantier : Zone au sud du rempart caracterique : Calathoi sans décor ou unis epoque : Classique forme : La grande déesse à Calathos num planche : PL_01 objet : Tête conservées type :Têtes avec coiffe carre : K VI/δ4 arrière mal dégrossi. H. cons. 10,4. Cheveux bouclés, relevés en formant comme un fronton au sommet duquel apparaît une rosette (très mal dessinée), qui cache le nœud les nombreuses petites boucles sont obtenues à l’aide d'incisions profondes. Calathos au bord inférieur distinct épousant la chevelure, la rosette passant par-dessus au centre base en forme de diadème arrondi. calathos fermé au pouce dessin : D_0602 diapositives : C_2064 inv objet : Tc_0679 inv tessons : Tc_0679 negatif : 01094_01 negatif : 02138_04 negatif : 01043_01 pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0025_p_0041 traces de peinture rouge dans les cheveux. Moulée creuse Tête incomplète : manque tout le visage, ne subsistent que la chevelure et le calathos. Pâte rose et engobe crème

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