Object card: 1970. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_5676. "Ram-head rhyton, Temple of Zeus". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Plastic vase: a rhyton in the form of an animal body and head, ram type. The mouth is broadly split, the ear is raised and pinched out with the thumb, and the coat is marked over the whole body with raised speckling. Pink sandy clay with red slip; mould-made, with deep incisions for the eye, nostril and mouth. Square E VII/γ6, inventory V_0801; drawings D_2946 and D_2481; negative 04656_01. Inventory SAL_5676; 10 September 1970.
French, as on the record
chantier : Temple de Zeus
carre : E VII/γ6
objet : Vase plastique
dessin : D_2946
dessin : D_2481
inv objet : V_0801
negatif : 04656_01
type :Rython tête de mouton
Vase plastique, rython à corps et tête d'animal, (type mouton). Bouche largement fendue, oreille dressée, évidée au pouce, pelage marqué sur tout le corps (mouchetage en relief). Argile rose sableuse et vernis rouge. Moulé creux, fortes incisions (œil, narine, bouche). 16
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