Object card·SAL_2377·1967

Terracotta figurine fragment of a standing woman's hand, Classical

Terracotta figurine fragment of a standing woman's hand, Classical
Object card: 1967. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_2377. "Terracotta figurine fragment of a standing woman's hand, Classical". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

Object card

English, translated from the French record

Lower right fragment of a standing female figure (thigh?) with the entire right hand, in red-brown fabric, mould-made and hollow; H. 11.2 cm; W. 9 cm. The hanging right hand has clearly modelled fingers, the index finger and thumb extended flat, the others folded; the index rests on a forked fold, one branch perpendicular, with horizontal curved folds below the hand and to the right. Area south of the rampart, square K VI/γ3, Classical period. Inventory Tc_0849; slide C_2260; negative 02162_05; 10 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/γ3 forme : Porteuses d'offrandes indéterminées caracterique : Femme debout retenant un pli de drapé ou un pan de tissu diapositives : C_2260 inv objet : Tc_0849 inv tessons : Tc_0849 negatif : 02162_05 pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0340_p_0103 Fragment de bord inférieur droit (cuisse ?) avec la main entière. Pâte brun rouge. Moulé creux. H. 11,2 : l. 9. Main droite pendante aux doigts nettement dessinés, l'index et le pouce allongés à plat, les autres doigts repliés. L'index repose sur un pli en fourche, dont l'autre branche est perpendiculaire. Sous la main et à droite, apparence de plis courbes horizontaux.

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