Object card·SAL_2325·1967

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_2325. "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 sleeveless tunic with a vertical slit along the arm and folds descending from the breast; three coils of a snake bracelet survive, with the start of a fourth. Fragment of the right side of the bust, with the breast and part of the upper arm, missing the back; H. 7.3 cm, W. 7.7 cm; heavy wear, pinkish-buff fabric; from area south of the rampart, square K VI/γ3, Classical period. Inventory Tc_0807; 8 April 1967.

French, as on the record

forme : Figurines moulées creuses type :Bustes caracterique : Drapé du dessous : chiton, tunique grande usure. Pâte chamois rosé. Moulé creux. H. 7,3 l. 7,7. Tunique sans manche (mais échancrure verticale bien marquée le long du bras) et moulant le sein, d'où descendent des plis verticaux. On voit encore 3 anneaux de bracelet-serpent, et le départ d'un 4e. diapositives : C_2211 inv objet : Tc_0807 inv tessons : Tc_0807 negatif : 02155_02 pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0469_p_0139 Fragment de buste, côté droit, avec le sein et une partie du haut du bras, sans l'arrière chantier : Zone au sud du rempart epoque : Classique objet : Femme debout drapé indéterminé carre : K VI/γ3

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