Object card·SAL_2775·1967

Terracotta appliqué relief of a sleeping nude Eros

Terracotta appliqué relief of a sleeping nude Eros
Object card: 1967. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_2775. "Terracotta appliqué relief of a sleeping nude Eros". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

Object card

English, translated from the French record

Appliqué relief of a sleeping nude Eros, lacking the lower half of the body, the left arm and the tip of the right arm. Shown three-quarters, head tilted to the left, with a round, chubby face, snub nose, thick lips, drooping mouth, curly hair, the right arm thrown far back and the right wing held by a strap. Made of red-buff clay with traces of red paint; H. 6.6, l. 5.9. Found by chance, Salamis, Cyprus. Inventory Tc_0920; negative 02277_01; slide C_2639; 26 September 1967.

French, as on the record

objet : Applique chantier : Découverte fortuite diapositives : C_2639 inv objet : Tc_0920 inv tessons : Tc_0920 Relief d'applique, Eros endormi, nu, il lui manque la moitié inférieure du corps, le bras gauche et le bout du bras droit. Il se présente de trois quart, la tête penchée à gauche. Visage rond et poupin, nez camus, lèvres épaisses, bouche tombante, cheveux bouclés, bras droit très en arrière, aile droite tenue par une lanière. En argile chamois rouge, traces de peinture rouge. H. 6,6, l. 5,9 negatif : 02277_01 type :Eros nu

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