Object card·SAL_4964·1969

Terracotta head of the Great Goddess with calathos, Salamis

Terracotta head of the Great Goddess with calathos, Salamis
Object card: 1969. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_4964. "Terracotta head of the Great Goddess with calathos, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Upper right fragment of a head with a calathos, of grey clay, hollow-moulded, with a flat back well smoothed and a right-angled join; H. 8.2 cm. Only the marked brow ridge of the face survives, with curly hair; the calathos has a distinct lower edge and a lateral panel, and there is an appearance of an earring. Sector: south of the rampart, Classical period; square K VI/γ4 (east); inventory Tc_1871; slide C_4996; negatives 01145_05 and 01145_03. 2 September 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 carre : K VI/γ4 (est) caracterique : Calathoi : Fragments arrière plat, bien lissé joint à angle droit. H. 8,2. On ne distingue du visage que l'arcade sourcilière marquée. Cheveux frisés. Calathos au bord inférieur distinct et à pan latéral. Apparence de pendant d'oreille. diapositives : C_4996 inv objet : Tc_1871 inv tessons : Tc_1871 negatif : 01145_05 negatif : 01145_03 pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0139_p_0061 Fragment supérieur droit d'une tête. Pâte grise. Moulé creux

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