Object card·SAL_7148·1972

Terracotta horse head fragment, Sanctuary

Terracotta horse head fragment, Sanctuary
Object card: 1972. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7148. "Terracotta horse head fragment, Sanctuary". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

Object card

English, translated from the French record

Upper mane and left ear of a horse with the start of the muzzle, the mane of the same type as SAL_7122, curving down to touch the muzzle. Oblique painted bands and drawn eyes; pale green clay, black paint. Solid modelling with applied elements, ears, and a thumb-made depression on the mane. H. 5.4, L. 5.1 cm. Inventory Tc_2158; negatives 06331_06 and 06331_05; square K V/ζ5 (1); Sanctuary; 5 September 1972.

French, as on the record

objet : Animal type :Cheval carre : K V/ζ5 (1) inv objet : Tc_2158 inv tessons : Tc_2158 negatif : 06331_06 negatif : 06331_05 Sommet de la crinière d'un cheval, avec l'oreille gauche et le départ du museau, crinière de même type que SAL_7122, se recourbant jusqu'à toucher le museau. Bandes peintes obliques, yeux dessinés. Argile vert pâle, peinture noire. Modelé plein, éléments rapportés, oreilles, dépression faite au pouce sur la crinière. H. 5,4, L. 5,1 chantier : Sanctuaire

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