Object card: 1972. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7188. "Bird head with long neck, Sanctuary". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Head of a bird with a long cylindrical, curved neck (goose?) and a pointed triangular muzzle, with slight swellings for the eyes. A red band runs round the muzzle and neck, with a red stripe between two black ones; yellow-red clay with red and black paint, solid modelling. L. 5.7 cm. Square K V/η5 (1), Sanctuary sector, Salamis; inventory Tc_2171; negative 06351_03; 8 September 1972.
French, as on the record
objet : Animal
carre : K V/η5 (1)
inv objet : Tc_2171
inv tessons : Tc_2171
negatif : 06351_03
type :Tête oiseau
Tête d'oiseau à long cou (oie?) Museau triangulaire pointu, vagues renflements pour les yeux, cou cylindrique, recourbé. Bande rouge sur le museau autour du cou, un rouge entre deux noires. Argile jaune rouge, peinture rouge et noire. Modelé plein. L. 5,7
chantier : Sanctuaire
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