Object card·SAL_6413·1969

Bull protome with suspension holes, area south of the rampart

Bull protome with suspension holes, area south of the rampart
Object card: 1969. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_6413. "Bull protome with suspension holes, area south of the rampart". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Bull protome with suspension holes, ears and horns pressed close together, fairly tall, eyes marked by simple bulges. Painted band below the ear. Red-brown clay with beige slip and purple-red paint. Modelled (folded paste), ear hollowed with the thumb. H. 7 cm. Square K VI/γ4, area south of the rampart, Salamis, Cyprus. Inventory Tc_2101; 3 September 1969.

French, as on the record

carre : K VI/γ4 Protome de taureau avec trous de suspension, oreilles et cornes serrées l'une contre l'autre, assez haut, yeux marqués par de simples renflements. Bande peinte sous l'oreille. Argile brun rouge, couverte beige avec peinture rouge pourpre. Modelé (pâte repliée), oreille évidée au pouce. H. 7 inv objet : Tc_2101 inv tessons : Tc_2101 negatif : 05413_01 negatif : 06832_02 negatif : 05412_06 chantier : Zone au sud du rempart objet : Animal type :Protome de taureau

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