Object card·SAL_2297·1967

Terracotta female figurine fragment with hand, Classical

Terracotta female figurine fragment with hand, Classical
Object card: 1967. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_2297. "Terracotta female figurine fragment with hand, Classical". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

Object card

English, translated from the French record

Terracotta fragment of a female figure standing and holding a fold of drapery or a piece of cloth, with the left hand hanging and the thumb and index finger pinching a large conical fold of cloth; the little finger and left side of the hand are broken and worn. The fragment may belong to a large terracotta statue. Pinkish fabric with an off-white slip, moulded hollow; L. 6.4 cm, H. 11.8 cm; from the area south of the rampart at Salamis, Classical period, square K VI/δ4, inventory Tc_0787; 8 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/δ4 forme : Porteuses d'offrandes indéterminées caracterique : Femme debout retenant un pli de drapé ou un pan de tissu l. 6,4. Main gauche pendante, aux doigts bien dessinés et repliés, sauf le pouce et l'index qui pincent fortement une sorte de gros pan de tissu, qui prend une forme conique. Fragment pouvant appartenir à une grande statue de terre cuite. auriculaire et côté gauche de la main brisés et usés. Pâte rosée et engobe blanc cassé. Moulé creux. H. 11,8 diapositives : C_2185 inv objet : Tc_0787 inv tessons : Tc_0787 negatif : 02148_01 pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0371_p_0106 Fragment de bord inférieur gauche, avec la main cassée juste avant le poignet

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