Object card·SAL_3592·1968

Hollow-moulded terracotta bust of a standing woman, Classical

Hollow-moulded terracotta bust of a standing woman, Classical
Object card: 1968. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_3592. "Hollow-moulded terracotta bust of a standing woman, Classical". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Fragment of a hollow-moulded bust of a standing woman, left side, with the shoulder, upper arm and a short piece of the back; pinkish-buff fabric and perhaps white slip, H. 9.9 cm, W. 7.9 cm. A heavy mantle (himation or cloak) lies behind the shoulder and descends obliquely over the upper arm, with a sharply raised border; a twisted parotid lock hangs straight in front of the shoulder, tapering at the end. Object inventory Tc_1058; square K VI/γ4, area south of the rampart, Salamis; Classical; 9 September 1968.

French, as on the record

chantier : Zone au sud du rempart epoque : Classique objet : Femme debout drapé indéterminé carre : K VI/γ4 forme : Figurines moulées creuses caracterique : Drapé du dessus : himation, manteau type :Bustes joint plutôt soigné. H. 9,9 diapositives : C_3431 inv objet : Tc_1058 inv tessons : Tc_1058 negatif : 00541_05 pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0495_p_0142 Fragment de buste, côté gauche, avec l'épaule et le haut du bras et un bref fragment de l'arrière. Pâte chamois rosé et engobe blanc (?). Moulé creux l. 7,9. Lourd manteau posé en arrière de l'épaule, puis descendant obliquement en recouvrant le haut du bras, avec une bordure en net relief. Retombée droite d'une mèche parotide torsadée, effilée au bout, en avant de l'épaule, parallèlement à la bordure du manteau.

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