Object card: 1967. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_3077. "Terracotta figurine of enthroned Baal, Sondage D". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Object card
English, translated from the French record
Figurine of the god Baal seated on a throne, with a tall rectangular back rounded at the corners and sloping armrests ending in what may be animal heads. The figure has ram's horns, a broad nose, a narrow mouth lost in a full beard, and arms held close to the body, the left hand on the armrest and the right on the thigh. The tunic reaches the neck and is finely pleated, with sleeves to the elbows and a drapery covering much of the feet. Grey clay with a beige-orange slip; incisions mark the hair and beard. H. 9, l. 4.8. Square J V/κ1, Sondage D, Salamis; inventory Tc_0948; negatives 02361_01 and 02361_02; drawing D_0542; slide C_2932; 23 October 1967.
French, as on the record
chantier : Sondage D
objet : Figurine
carre : J V/κ1
dessin : D_0542
diapositives : C_2932
inv objet : Tc_0948
inv tessons : Tc_0948
negatif : 02361_02
negatif : 02361_01
type :Baal sur trône
Dieu Baal assis sur son trône. Trône à dossier rectangulaire haut, arrondi aux angles, accoudoirs en pente et se terminant en animal? Personnage à cornes de bélier, nez épaté, bouche étroite, perdue dans la barbe fournie. Il est assis droit, bras plaqué contre le corps. Main gauche sur l'accoudoir, main droite sur la cuisse, tunique ras le cou, plissée fin. Manches jusqu'aux coudes, descendant sur les pieds, couverts en grande partie par un drapé. Argile grise mélée couverte beige orangé. Incisions pour les cheveux et la barbe. H. 9, l. 4,8
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