Object card·SAL_5211·1964–1974

Lower left fragment of statuette of goddess holding a deer, Classical

Lower left fragment of statuette of goddess holding a deer, Classical
Object card: Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_5211. "Lower left fragment of statuette of goddess holding a deer, Classical". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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Lower left fragment of a statuette of the Great Goddess in her various aspects, with two deer legs with forked hooves falling obliquely, widely spaced; the left knee of a bent leg is visible, and the animal was held in the arms. Salmon fabric with yellow slip, moulded hollow, H. 13.3 cm; area south of the rampart, Salamis, Cyprus, square K VI/δ4, Classical period, inventory Tc_2015; slide C_5252; negatives 01225_03 and 01220_04.

French, as on the record

chantier : Zone au sud du rempart epoque : Classique objet : La grande déesse sous ses divers aspects type :Déesse portant un animal, une fleur, un fruit, un objet carre : K VI/δ4 forme : Animaux caracterique : Déesse portant une biche dans les bras diapositives : C_5252 inv objet : Tc_2015 inv tessons : Tc_2015 negatif : 01225_03 negatif : 01220_04 pub : SAL_PUB_139892_XIV_CAT_14_0252_p_0090 l. 7,8. Genou gauche d'une jambe fléchie, contre lequel apparaissent les extrémités de deux pattes de biche à sabots fourchus, retombant à l’oblique, très écartées l'une de l’autre. L’animal devait être tenu dans les bras. Fragment inférieur gauche de statuette, avec deux pattes animales, sans l'arrière. Pâte saumon et engobe jaune. Moulé creux. H. 13,3

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