Terracotta lion figurine, forelegs and chest, Sanctuary
Object card: 1969. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_5176. "Terracotta lion figurine, forelegs and chest, Sanctuary". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Object card for a lion figurine from the Sanctuary, Salamis, square K V/κ6: forelegs and chest of a lion(?), legs stretched forward, base practically absent. Buff clay, moulded and solid, very roughly made with the legs barely roughed out from the mass, light incisions for the fur. H. 7.6 cm, W. 3.5 cm. Inventory Tc_2004; 9 September 1969.
French, as on the record
chantier : Sanctuaire
objet : Animal
carre : K V/κ6
Pattes antérieures et poitral de lion? Pattes tendues en avant. Socle pratiquement inexistant. Argile chamois. Moulé, plein, fabrication très grossière pattes à peine dégrossies de la masse. Incisions légères pour le pelage. H. 7,6, l. 3,5
diapositives : C_5219
inv objet : Tc_2004
inv tessons : Tc_2004
negatif : 01213_04
type :Lion
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