Object card·SAL_3579·1968

Limestone lion sculpture, Salamis, square K VI/γ4

Limestone lion sculpture, Salamis, square K VI/γ4
Object card: 1968. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_3579. "Limestone lion sculpture, Salamis, square K VI/γ4". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Lion sculpture in soft white limestone, 9 cm high, with a worn surface and the front part badly damaged; the tail is wound round the right hip, in the same pose as SAL_1788, but the work is less careful. A triangular hole pierced under the belly to free the body is absent between the front legs, which form a thick block, giving an overall impression of heaviness. Found in the area south of the rampart, square K VI/γ4 (Salamis, Cyprus), 9 September 1968. Object inventory Sc_0106.

French, as on the record

chantier : Zone au sud du rempart carre : K VI/γ4 num planche : PL_07 surface usée. Dim. : h. : 9 cm. Calcaire blanc tendre. Le lion a la même posture que SAL_1788, et la queue est également enroulée autour de la hanche droite. Le travail est moins soigné Lion. Complet mais partie antérieure très endommagée diapositives : C_3418 inv objet : Sc_0106 negatif : 00524_01 negatif : 00524_02 negatif : 04954_06 negatif : 00522_02 objet : Sculpture en pierre pub : CAT_04_Y0002_p_0020 en particulier, la pierre qui est percée d’un trou triangulaire sous le ventre de l’animal pour dégager le corps, ne l’est pas entre les pattes de devant qui font un bloc épais. L’ensemble donne une impression de lourdeur.

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