Object card: 1970. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_5500. "Limestone bird figurine with red paint, Sanctuary". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Bird with a cylindrical neck rounding off into the head and a small conical beak, in grey-yellow limestone with red paint: a circle for each eye, the beak, a collar and a line running down the throat. Diam. 2.4, H. 3.7 (cm). Found in the Sanctuary, square K V/ε5 (3); inventory Sc_0151, negatives 04452_01 and 04451_06; 16 April 1970.
French, as on the record
objet : Animal
type :Oiseau
carre : K V/ε5 (3)
Oiseau, cou cylindrique se terminant en arrondi pour former la tête, petite excroissante cônique pour le bec. Calcaire gris jaune, peinture rouge, un rond pour chaque œil, le bec, un collier et une ligne perpendiculaire descendant sur la gorge. Diam. 2,4, H. 3,7
inv objet : Sc_0151
negatif : 04452_01
negatif : 04451_06
chantier : Sanctuaire
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