Object card·SAL_4305·1968

Hollow-moulded bust of a standing woman, Classical period

Hollow-moulded bust of a standing woman, Classical period
Object card: 1968. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_4305. "Hollow-moulded bust of a standing woman, Classical period". 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, right half, with the shoulder and upper arm, down to the waist; pink fabric, back smoothed, H. 12.2 cm, W. 8.5 cm. The arm hangs along the bust; from the breast, the tunic clings closely, with long vertical folds ending in converging curves at the waist (accordion folds), and the beginning of a V-neck; in front of the shoulder and down to the breast, a serpentine lock of hair falls. Salamis, area south of the rampart, square K VI/δ4, Classical period. Inventory Tc_1562; 26 September 1968.

French, as on the record

carre : K VI/δ4 forme : Figurines moulées creuses type :Bustes caracterique : Drapé du dessous : chiton, tunique arrière conservé. Pâte rose. Moulé creux Fragment de buste, moitié droite, avec l'épaule et le haut du bras, jusqu'à la taille arrière lissé. H. 12,2 dessin : D_4023 dessin : D_0499 diapositives : C_4269 inv objet : Tc_1562 inv tessons : Tc_1562 negatif : 00745_03 pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0482_p_0140 l. 8,5. Bras pendant le long du buste. A partir du sein, étroitement moulé par la tunique, longs plis verticaux se terminant en courbes convergentes sur la taille (plis accordéon). Amorce du décolleté en V. En avant de l'épaule et jusqu'au sein, retombée d'une mèche parotide serpentine. chantier : Zone au sud du rempart epoque : Classique objet : Femme debout drapé indéterminé

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