Terracotta head fragment with side veil panel, Classical period
Object card: 1969. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_4851. "Terracotta head fragment with side veil panel, Classical period". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Fragment of the lower left part of a terracotta head, broken at mid-nose, with the corresponding neck; cream slip on chamois fabric, moulded hollow. Back smoothed, joint carefully finished; H. 6 cm; strong nose ending in a point; cheek with a fine modelling; one side panel of the headdress survives, widening near the neck; convex disc earring; mouth closed, with fleshy, tightly pressed lips. Area south of the rampart, square K VI/γ4 (east), Salamis; inventory Tc_1797; slide C_4858; negative 01115_05; 29 August 1969.
French, as on the record
chantier : Zone au sud du rempart
epoque : Classique
objet : Tête conservées
forme : Pans latéraux de coiffes ou de voiles
type :Coiffe non conservée
carre : K VI/γ4 (est)
arrière lissé, joint soigné. H. 6. Nez fort au bout
Fragment de la partie inférieure gauche d'une tête, cassée à mi-nez, avec cou correspondant. Pâte chamois et engobe crème. Moulé creux
diapositives : C_4858
inv objet : Tc_1797
inv tessons : Tc_1797
negatif : 01115_05
pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0175_p_0066
joue d'une joli modelé. Subsiste un pan latéral de coiffe, qui s'élargit près du cou. Boucle d'oreille : pastille convexe.
bouche fermée, aux lèvres charnues, très serrées
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