Object card: 1970. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_5389. "Harp-playing female figurine from the Sanctuary". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Terracotta figurine of a harp player, playing with the left hand, with finely drawn fingers, bracelets at the wrist and above the elbow, and a garment with a thick twisted belt; the hair is drawn back and covered by an ornate band. The head faces front while the body is in left profile. Red clay, hollow-moulded with careful workmanship in the Tanagra type, back rounded and unworked. H. 8 cm, l. 6 cm. Square K V/ε6, Sanctuary, Salamis, Cyprus. Inventory Tc_2054; negative 04387_01; 7 April 1970.
French, as on the record
chantier : Sanctuaire
objet : Figurine
carre : K V/ε6
Joueuse de harpe, joue de la main gauche, doigts fins bien dessinés, bracelet au poignet et au-dessus du coude, vêtement à grosse ceinture torsadée, cheveux tirés, couverte d'un bandeau ouvragé. Tête de face est différente du corps de profil gauche. Argile rouge. Moulé creux, travail soigné type tanagra, arrière arrondi, non travaillé. H. 8, l. 6
inv objet : Tc_2054
inv tessons : Tc_2054
negatif : 04387_01
type :Joueuse de harpe
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