Terracotta head fragment, Classical period, square K VI/δ4
Object card: 1968. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_3912. "Terracotta head fragment, Classical period, square K VI/δ4". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Mould-made hollow head fragment of a face, lower face with rounded chin and half-broken chin, wide slightly open mouth with fleshy outlined lips, and the tip of a strongly projecting broad nose, with the right side and mid-nose broken, without the neck; brownish coarse fabric that crumbles, repaired join, H. 3.8 cm. Classical period; from the area south of the rampart, square K VI/δ4, Salamis. Inventory Tc_1262; 18 September 1968.
French, as on the record
chantier : Zone au sud du rempart
epoque : Classique
objet : Tête conservées
carre : K VI/δ4
type :Coiffe non conservée
forme : Visages
recollé. Pâte brunâtre, grossière, qui se délite. Moulé creux. H. 3,8. Bas de visage assez arrondi
le menton rond.
menton à moitié emporté
la bouche, large, entr'ouverte, aux lèvres charnues et ourlées, la commissure droite légèrement tombante
il reste le bout du nez, fortement proéminent et large, aux narines marquées, plutôt pincées
diapositives : C_3818
inv objet : Tc_1262
inv tessons : Tc_1262
negatif : 00607_05
negatif : 00607_04
pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0183_p_0067
Fragment de tête : bas de visage, cassure à mi-nez et côté droit, sans le cou
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