Incomplete mould-made head fragment, Classical period
Object card: 1969. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_5044. "Incomplete mould-made head fragment, Classical period". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Incomplete hollow mould-made head of white-green fabric, with chin in slight relief and puffed hair in regular locks forming a continuous frontal roll that frames the face in an arc to the ears; the left edge of the head and the top (headdress) are missing, and a start of headdress forms a band at the base with a fragment of right side flap behind the ear, perhaps with a curl (pellet), and finger impressions on the vertical back-to-front join. H. 10.2 cm; round face, very worn; Salamis, south of the rampart, square K VI/δ4, Classical period. Inventory Tc_1926; 4 September 1969.
French, as on the record
inv tessons : Tc_1926
negatif : 01163_06
pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0176_p_0067
menton en faible relief. Cheveux gonflés, aux mèches régulières, formant un bourrelet frontal continu qui cerne le visage en arc de cercle jusqu'aux oreilles. Départ de coiffe, formant bandeau à la base, et fragment de pan latéral droit, en arrière de l'oreille. Boucle (pastille) ?
empreintes de doigts sur le joint vertical arrière-avant. H. 10,2. Visage rond, très usé
chantier : Zone au sud du rempart
epoque : Classique
objet : Tête conservées
carre : K VI/δ4
forme : Pans latéraux de coiffes ou de voiles
type :Coiffe non conservée
Tête incomplète : manquent le bord gauche de la tête et le haut (coiffe). Pâte blanc vert. Moulée creuse
diapositives : C_5091
inv objet : Tc_1926
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