Object card·SAL_3600·1968

Terracotta head fragment, Classical, area south of the rampart

Terracotta head fragment, Classical, area south of the rampart
Object card: 1968. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_3600. "Terracotta head fragment, Classical, area south of the rampart". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Fragment of the lower right edge of a head, in beige clay, mould-made hollow (H. 11.7 cm). What survives of the outer corner of the left eye shows a marked eyebrow ridge and a bulging upper eyelid; a substantial side section of a headdress or veil, a piece of cheek, and some wavy hair locks also remain, with the base of a calathos in high relief. area south of the rampart, square K VI/γ4, Salamis; Classical; inventory Tc_1066; 9 September 1968.

French, as on the record

chantier : Zone au sud du rempart epoque : Classique objet : Tête conservées carre : K VI/γ4 forme : Pans latéraux de coiffes ou de voiles type :Coiffe non conservée Fragment du bord inférieur droit d'une tête. Pâte beige. Moulé creux. H. 11,7. Ce qui subsiste du coin de l'œil gauche permet de voir l'arcade sourcilière marquée et la paupière supérieure en bourrelet il subsiste surtout un pan latéral d'importance. reste aussi un bout de joue. Quelques mèches de cheveux ondulés. Base du calathos en haut relief diapositives : C_3439 inv objet : Tc_1066 inv tessons : Tc_1066 negatif : 00543_01 pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0171_p_0066

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