Object card·SAL_4969·1969

Moulded hollow bust of a standing woman, Salamis

Moulded hollow bust of a standing woman, Salamis
Object card: 1969. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_4969. "Moulded hollow bust of a standing woman, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Fragment of a moulded hollow bust of a standing woman, left side, with shoulder, upper arm and breast; the back is only partly preserved and poorly smoothed. Pinkish beige fabric; H. 9.2, l. 7.1. Folds radiate from the breast, moulded by the cloth; the arm was bent forward, the elbow somewhat away from the body; four snake-bracelet rings on the upper arm; sleeveless tunic fastened on the shoulder by a round button. Classical period. Salamis, area south of the rampart, square K VI/δ4; inventory Tc_1875; slide C_5001; negative 01146_04; 2 September 1969.

French, as on the record

chantier : Zone au sud du rempart epoque : Classique objet : Femme debout drapé indéterminé carre : K VI/δ4 forme : Figurines moulées creuses type :Bustes caracterique : Drapé du dessous : chiton, tunique arrière mal égalisé. H. 9,2 plis irradiant à partir du sein, moulé par le tissu. diapositives : C_5001 inv objet : Tc_1875 inv tessons : Tc_1875 negatif : 01146_04 pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0471_p_0139 Fragment de buste, côté gauche, avec l'épaule, le haut du bras et le sein bref fragment de l'arrière conservé. Pâte beige rosé. Moulé creux l. 7,1. Le bras devait se replier par-devant, le coude un peu loin du corps. En haut du bras, 4 anneaux de bracelet-serpent. Tunique sans manche, fixée sur l'épaule par un bouton rond

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