Object card·SAL_2896·1967

Grotesque terracotta head figurine, Campanopetra

Grotesque terracotta head figurine, Campanopetra
Object card: 1967. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_2896. "Grotesque terracotta head figurine, Campanopetra". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Head of a grotesque figurine with its hair swept forward and flattened into a thickened cap, exaggeratedly raised eyebrows, globular eyes, a huge flattened nose with nostrils visible from above, swollen cheeks pushed to the sides, and cabbage-leaf ears. Pale grey-green clay; the hair cap is marked with irregular incisions. H. 3.9 cm, l. 4.5 cm. Found in square K IV/ε10, Campanopetra, Salamis. Inventory Tc_0937; 3 October 1967.

French, as on the record

chantier : Campanopétra objet : Figurine carre : K IV/ε10 diapositives : C_2760 inv objet : Tc_0937 inv tessons : Tc_0937 negatif : 05825_02 negatif : 05825_01 type :Grotesque Tête de grotesque, chevelure toute ramenée en avant et aplatie, formant ainsi une sorte de calotte épaissie, sourcils exagérément en relief (le droit en arc de cercle). Le gauche en courbe étalée, yeux globuleux, nez énorme, épaté, narines visibles par dessus, joues gonflées et comme déportées sur les côtés, oreilles en feuilles de choux. En argile gris-vert pâle. Calotte de cheveux striée d'incisions irrégulières. H. 3,9, l. 4,5

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