Terracotta lyre player figurine, Classical, Salamis
Object card: 1968. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_4461. "Terracotta lyre player figurine, Classical, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Object card SAL_4461: terracotta figurine of a lyre-cithara player, Classical period, from the area south of the rampart, square K VI/α3. Mould-made, hollow, red fabric, flattened join, worn; H. 6.1 cm, l. 7.5 cm. The forearm rises clearly to the left breast, where the hand holds the plectrum; a bracelet at the wrist. Fragment of upper right rim, with convex back, smoothed. Drawing D_0463; slides C_4447; negatives 00776_06 and 00776_05; object inventory Tc_0745; 1 October 1968.
French, as on the record
joint aplati. H. 6,1
usure. Pâte rouge. Moulé creux
l. 7,5. L'avant-bras remonte nettement jusqu'au sein gauche où la main tient le plectre. Bracelet au poignet.
dessin : D_0463
diapositives : C_4447
inv objet : Tc_0745
negatif : 00776_06
negatif : 00776_05
Fragment de bord supérieur droit, avec l’arrière
chantier : Zone au sud du rempart
epoque : Classique
type :Joueuse de Lyre
objet : Agents du culte : joueuses de lyre-cithare
arrière convexe, lissé
carre : K VI/α3
pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0404_p_0116
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