Object card·SAL_4157·1968

Moulded terracotta bust of a standing woman, Classical

Moulded terracotta bust of a standing woman, Classical
Object card: 1968. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_4157. "Moulded terracotta bust of a standing woman, Classical". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Hollow-moulded terracotta fragment of a bust, right side, with a start of the back: breast and drapery, Classical period. Pale pinkish grey fabric. H. 9.2 cm, l. 9.3 cm. The tunic forms a V-neckline in relief and moulds the breast, from which fan-shaped folds radiate; two twisted parotid locks descend on the right and stop at the level of the breast; two folds of garment lie beneath them. Inventory Tc_1458; 23 September 1968; slide C_4119; negative 00655_01; Salamis, south of the rampart, square K VI/δ4.

French, as on the record

chantier : Zone au sud du rempart epoque : Classique objet : Femme debout drapé indéterminé carre : K VI/δ4 forme : Figurines moulées creuses type :Bustes caracterique : Drapé du dessous : chiton, tunique en-dessous d'elles, deux plis de vêtement. Fragment de buste, côté droit, avec une amorce de l'arrière : sein et drapé. Pâte gris rosé clair. Moulé creux. H. 9,2 diapositives : C_4119 inv objet : Tc_1458 inv tessons : Tc_1458 negatif : 00655_01 pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0429_p_0134 l. 9,3. La tunique forme un décolleté en V, en relief, et moule le sein, d'où partent des plis en éventail. Deux mèches parotides torsadées descendent sur la droite et s'arrêtent à hauteur du sein

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