Object card·SAL_2582·1967

Terracotta head of the Great Goddess with calathos, Salamis

Terracotta head of the Great Goddess with calathos, Salamis
Object card: 1967. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_2582. "Terracotta head of the Great Goddess with calathos, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Incomplete terracotta head with calathos of the Great Goddess, Classical period, from the spoil heap at Salamis, Cyprus; inventory Tc_0891. Only the left profile survives, with the corresponding part of the calathos (broken) and a fragment of the back; pink fabric with beige core and poorly preserved white slip; hollow mould-made, with deep incised retouching on the hair and traces of scraping on the back; good workmanship, H. 10.4 cm. The cheek, well modelled, and the visible ear, well drawn, remain; long hair, waved in soft undulations, passes round the ears and falls behind. The calathos has a relief band at its lower edge; the only decoration is an incised vertical line on the side (fragment of a tab or crenellation design). Earring: flat disc and conical pendant, the ear remaining visible. Negatives 02214_02 and 01050_06; slides C_2460; drawing D_0577; plate PL_05; inventory 18 April 1967.

French, as on the record

chantier : Déblai epoque : Classique forme : La grande déesse à Calathos objet : Tête conservées type :Têtes avec coiffe caracterique : Calathoi décorés en relief num planche : PL_05 Tête incomplète : il reste le profil gauche, avec la partie correspondante du calathos (cassé ), et un fragment d'arrière. Pâte rose à cœur beige et engobe blanc mal conservé. Moulée creuse retouches sur la chevelure (incisions profondes) traces de raclette sur l'arrière dessin : D_0577 diapositives : C_2460 inv objet : Tc_0891 inv tessons : Tc_0891 negatif : 02214_02 negatif : 01050_06 pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0109_p_0056 bonne facture. H. 10,4. Du visage ne subsistent que la joue, bien modelée, et l'oreille, apparente, bien dessinée. Cheveux longs, ondulés en vagues souples, contournant les oreilles et retombant par derrière. Calathos au bord inférieur en relief seul signe de décor : une ligne verticale incisée sur le côté (fragment d'un dessin de languette ou de créneau). Boucle d'oreille : pastille plate et pendant conique (l'oreille restant apparente).

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