Object card·SAL_4873·1969

Terracotta fragment of a goddess with deer, Salamis

Terracotta fragment of a goddess with deer, Salamis
Object card: 1969. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_4873. "Terracotta fragment of a goddess with deer, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Fragment of a left hand and a deer antler from a mould-made hollow terracotta figure of the Goddess with the Deer, from the area south of the rampart, Classical period; the object is inventory Tc_1813, found in square K VI/δ4. The right hand with distinct fingers holds the tine of a deer antler between thumb and index finger; the hand probably hung down and rests on a convex element (the thigh?), with traces of drapery folds beneath it. Buff fabric turning white (irregular firing), H. 10.3 cm. Slide C_4879; negative 01120_01; 29 August 1969.

French, as on the record

chantier : Zone au sud du rempart epoque : Classique objet : La grande déesse sous ses divers aspects carre : K VI/δ4 caracterique : Biche debout à côté de la déesse, à droite ou à gauche forme : Déesse accompagnée d'une biche type :Déesse à la biche l. 9. Main droite aux doigts distincts tenant l'andouiller d'un bois de cerf entre pouce et index. La main devait être pendante, et se pose sur un élément convexe (la cuisse ?). Traces de plis de drapé sous la main. diapositives : C_4879 inv objet : Tc_1813 inv tessons : Tc_1813 negatif : 01120_01 pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0211_p_0084 Fragment d'une main gauche et d'un bois de cerf, sans l'arrière. Pâte chamois virant au blanc (cuisson irrégulière). Moulé creux. H. 10,3

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