Moulded head of a bearded figurine, Sanctuary, square K V/η6
Object card: 1969. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_5163. "Moulded head of a bearded figurine, Sanctuary, square K V/η6". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Fragment of a moulded hollow head of a bearded standing figurine of the "Assyrian type", from the Sanctuary, square K V/η6, Salamis. The incomplete headdress is missing two-thirds, the nose is broken, and the right "ear cover" (?) is gone. Brownish fabric, very poorly fired; the head is very damaged and split, with black paint still fresh and traces of red paint. The headdress and ear cover are applied; the back is convex, hand-shaped, with no relief other than the headdress. H. 3.5 cm. Inventory Tc_1999; 9 September 1969.
French, as on the record
chantier : Sanctuaire
carre : K V/η6
num planche : PL_32
objet : Figurines avec moulage
type :Personnages barbus de « type assyrien »
coiffe incomplète aux 2/3
nez brisé
« couvre-oreille » (?) droit emporté. Pâte brunâtre, très mal cuite
Fragment : tête, très endommagée et fendue
caracterique : Tête
diapositives : C_5199
forme : Personnages debout
inv objet : Tc_1999
inv tessons : Tc_1999
negatif : 05422_04
negatif : 01211_01
pub : SAL_PUB_139891_XII_CAT_12_0650_p_0176
peinture noire encore vive, traces de peinture rouge
coiffe et « couvre-oreille » rapportés. Tête moulée creuse
revers convexe, arrangé à la main, sans autre relief que la coiffe. H. 3,5.
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