Object card·SAL_3451·1968

Wheeled terracotta figurine of a quadruped, Salamis

Wheeled terracotta figurine of a quadruped, Salamis
Object card: 1968. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_3451. "Wheeled terracotta figurine of a quadruped, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Fragment of a quadruped figurine from the axle-and-wheel type, with the head, neck and left legs missing and the right front leg broken; the axle of the wheels passes through a base supporting the figure. Reddish-brown fabric with traces of a beige slip and red-brown paint; solid modelling; H. 6.2 cm. Surface loss on the back and left flank perhaps marks the position of a load. Inventory Tc_0997, square K VI/γ4, Salamis, south of the rampart; 5 September 1968.

French, as on the record

chantier : Zone au sud du rempart num planche : PL_30 carre : K VI/γ4 forme : L'axe des roulettes traverse un socle qui supporte la figurine caracterique : Groupes de chars objet : Figurine sans Moulage type :Les figurines à roulettes patte antérieure droite brisée Fragment : quadrupède dont manquent la tête, le cou et les pattes gauches dessin : D_0361 diapositives : C_3290 inv objet : Tc_0997 inv tessons : Tc_0997 negatif : 00446_04 pub : SAL_PUB_139891_XII_CAT_12_0607_p_0164 infime fragment de socle conservé sous la patte postérieure droite arrachement de surface sur le dos et le flanc gauche. Pâte brun rouge + restes d'une engobe beige traces de peinture rouge-brun. Modelé plein. H. 6,2. L'arrachement du dos suppose peut-être l'emplacement d'une charge.

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