Terracotta figurine of a seated animal, possibly a monkey, Sanctuary
Object card: 1972. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7149. "Terracotta figurine of a seated animal, possibly a monkey, Sanctuary". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Object card
English, translated from the French record
Terracotta figurine of an animal, possibly a seated monkey or a rider, with a curved seated body, flat body, rounded back, head tilted back, arms projecting forward, and a face like a bird of prey; pinkish clay with yellow slip, solid modelling and unevenly smoothed surface, H. 7.6 cm, l. 2.3 cm. Sanctuary, square K V/ζ5 (1), Salamis, Cyprus. Inventory Tc_2159; 5 September 1972.
French, as on the record
chantier : Sanctuaire
objet : Animal
carre : K V/ζ5 (1)
inv objet : Tc_2159
inv tessons : Tc_2159
negatif : 06332_02
negatif : 06332_01
type :Singe?
Animal (singe?) assis? Ou cavalier? Assise en arc de cercle corps plat, dos rond, tête relevée en arrière, les bras partaient en avant, tête à visage de rapace, calotte? Argile rosée, couverte jaune. Modelé plein, surface mal égalisée. H. 7,6, l. 2,3
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