Head fragment with relief griffins on calathos, Classical
Object card: 1969. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_4748. "Head fragment with relief griffins on calathos, Classical". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Head fragment of the Great Goddess in a calathos: the top of an open, moulded calathos with relief-decorated griffins, red-brick fabric with cream slip, H. 7.9 cm. Two griffins survive, one complete and one incomplete (lower part missing), with oval heads pressing against the rim, wings spread and folded back near the head, and oblong bodies; between them at their base is a flat relief pellet. Classical period; area south of the rampart, square K VI/γ4 (east); inventory Tc_1733; negative 01062_02; 26 August 1969.
French, as on the record
chantier : Zone au sud du rempart
epoque : Classique
forme : La grande déesse à Calathos
objet : Tête conservées
type :Têtes avec coiffe
caracterique : Calathoi décorés en relief
carre : K VI/γ4 (est)
Fragment de tête : sommet de calathos. Pâte rouge brique et engobe crème. Moulé
calathos ouvert, au revers peu soigné (grosses bavures d'argile). H. 7,9. Subsistent deux griffons (un entier, l'autre, à sa droite, incomplet : manque le bas), tête ovale (cognant contre le sommet), ailes éployées et ramenées près de la tête, corps oblong. Entre eux, à leur base, une pastille plate en relief.
diapositives : C_4755
inv objet : Tc_1733
inv tessons : Tc_1733
negatif : 01062_02
pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0102_p_0055
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