Object card·SAL_4544·1968

Terracotta figurine fragment of a standing goddess, area south of the rampart

Terracotta figurine fragment of a standing goddess, area south of the rampart
Object card: 1968. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_4544. "Terracotta figurine fragment of a standing goddess, area south of the rampart". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Fragment of a figurine with the right hand, without the back, from the area south of the rampart, Salamis. Buff fabric, moulded hollow. H. 7.5 cm; l. 5.8 cm. The right hand hangs down, with distinct fingers and a thick thumb; the little finger merges slightly with the base that supports it, and the thumb and index finger, slightly apart, pinch a thick fold of drapery (?), in a standing woman holding a fold of cloth or a fabric panel, from the Classical period, square K VI/δ3. Inventory Tc_1696; 4 October 1968.

French, as on the record

chantier : Zone au sud du rempart epoque : Classique objet : La grande déesse sous ses divers aspects type :Déesse portant un animal, une fleur, un fruit, un objet carre : K VI/δ3 forme : Porteuses d'offrandes indéterminées caracterique : Femme debout retenant un pli de drapé ou un pan de tissu l. 5,8. Main droite pendante, aux doigts distincts et à gros pouce Fragment de figurine, avec la main droite, sans l'arrière. Pâte chamois. Moulé creux. H. 7,5 diapositives : C_4539 inv objet : Tc_1696 inv tessons : Tc_1696 negatif : 00856_05 negatif : 00798_01 pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0357_p_0105 le petit doigt se confond légèrement avec le fond qui le supporte. Le pouce et l'index, légèrement écartés, pincent un pli de drapé épais (?).

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