Object card·SAL_2343·1967

Hollow-moulded bust of a standing draped woman, Salamis

Hollow-moulded bust of a standing draped woman, Salamis
Object card: 1967. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_2343. "Hollow-moulded bust of a standing draped woman, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

Object card

English, translated from the French record

Fragment of a hollow-moulded terracotta bust of a standing draped woman, broken at the base of the neck and at the waist, with the back and left arm missing; the right arm is folded across the front of the bust, with the hand indistinct, and the right breast is clearly visible beneath it, while the left breast is covered by what seems to be a thick band of drapery (cloak?) descending obliquely towards the waist, unless it is an object held. Very worn, red fabric with a pinkish-beige surface (slip?). H. 7 cm, W. 5.7 cm. Square K VI/γ3, area south of the rampart, Classical period. Inventory Tc_0823; 8 April 1967.

French, as on the record

chantier : Zone au sud du rempart epoque : Classique objet : Femme debout drapé indéterminé carre : K VI/γ3 forme : Figurines moulées creuses type :Bustes caracterique : Fragments : cous, seins, épaules, bras, mains Fragment de buste, cassé à la base du cou et à la taille, avec l'arrière manque le bras gauche grande usure. Pâte rouge, beige rosé en surface (engobe ?). Moulé creux. H. 7 diapositives : C_2229 inv objet : Tc_0823 inv tessons : Tc_0823 negatif : 02159_03 pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0561_p_0148 l. 5,7. Bras droit replié par-devant sur le buste, main indistincte, sous le sein droit bien visible, tandis que le sein gauche est recouvert par ce qui semble être un grosse bordure de drapé (manteau ?) descendant obliquement vers la taille, à moins qu'il ne s'agisse d'un objet tenu ?

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