Object card: 1969. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_5085. "Terracotta bird figurine, South of the Rampart". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Bird in flight, of pink clay with white-green slip. Solid modelling; the red paint is still very bright. An X mark on the back, continuing onto the neck and throat. H. 4.4, W. 4.4, L. 3.2 (cm). Salamis, Cyprus, square K VI/γ4 (west), area south of the rampart; inventory Tc_1953; 5 September 1969.
French, as on the record
chantier : Zone au sud du rempart
objet : Animal
type :Oiseau
carre : K VI/γ4 (ouest)
diapositives : C_5127
inv objet : Tc_1953
inv tessons : Tc_1953
negatif : 01184_02
negatif : 01184_01
Oiseau en plein essor. Argile rose et couverte blanc vert. Modelé plein. Peinture rouge encore très vive. X dans le dos, avec retour sur le cou, sur la gorge. H. 4,4, l. 4,4, L. 3,2
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