Object card·SAL_3465·1968

Figurine of a quadruped, area south of the rampart

Figurine of a quadruped, area south of the rampart
Object card: 1968. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_3465. "Figurine of a quadruped, area south of the rampart". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Object SAL_3465, a complete unmoulded figurine of a quadruped with no particular characteristics, from square K VI/γ4 in the area south of the rampart at Salamis. The general form and length of the neck bring this quadruped close to horses, and the movement of the legs gives it the look of a steed; two legs are rejoined. Red-brown fabric with white slip, solid modelling; L. 8.5, H. 7.4. Inventory Tc_1004; 6 September 1968.

French, as on the record

chantier : Zone au sud du rempart num planche : PL_01 carre : K VI/γ4 objet : Figurine sans Moulage forme : Quadrupèdes type :Animaux Complet caracterique : Quadrupèdes sans caractère particulier dessin : D_0426 diapositives : C_3304 inv objet : Tc_1004 inv tessons : Tc_1004 negatif : 00440_05 pub : SAL_PUB_139891_XII_CAT_12_0002_p_0029 L. 8,5. La forme générale et la longueur du cou rapprochent ce quadrupède des chevaux en outre, le mouvement des pattes lui donne une allure de coursier. deux pattes recollées. Pâte brun-rouge + engobe blanc. Modelé plein. H. 7,4

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