Object card: 1969. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_5003. "Male comic figurine, area south of the rampart". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Obese male figurine with its right arm bent, the hand resting on a swollen belly, wearing a very short tunic that stops at the hip and bare legs; the type of an ancient comedy character. Buff clay, solid mould, convex back, 7.3 x 1.4 cm. Salamis, area south of the rampart, square K VI/δ4 (east), inventory Tc_1901; 3 September 1969.
French, as on the record
chantier : Zone au sud du rempart
objet : Figurine
type :Masculin
carre : K VI/δ4 (est)
diapositives : C_5054
inv objet : Tc_1901
inv tessons : Tc_1901
negatif : 01158_05
negatif : 04567_05
negatif : 04567_06
negatif : 01155_01
Personnage masculin obèse, bras droit replié, main posé sur le ventre balloné, tunique très courte, s'arrêtant à la hanche, jambes nues. Type personnage de comédie ancienne. Argile chamois, moulé plein, arrière convexe. 7,3 x 1,4
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