Object card: 1972. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7192. "Terracotta dog figurine with red bands, Sanctuary". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Quadruped figurine of a dog with a conical elongated muzzle, cylindrical neck extended forward and flat triangular paw. Red bands, one around the neck and one across the hindquarters. Very pale pink clay with a yellow-beige coating and lively red paint; solid modelling, surface unevenly smoothed. L. 7.8, H. 7. Found in the Sanctuary, square K V/ε6 (4), Salamis, Cyprus; inventory Tc_2172; negative 06352_02; 7 September 1972.
French, as on the record
chantier : Sanctuaire
objet : Animal
type :Chien
carre : K V/ε6 (4)
Quadrupède type chien, museau conique allongé, cou cylindrique tendu en avant, patte triangulaire plate. Bandes rouges, une autour du cou, l'autre en travers de l'arrière-train. Argile rose très pâle, couverte beige jaune, peinture rouge encore vive. Modelé plein, surface mal égalisée. L. 7,8, H. 7
inv objet : Tc_2172
inv tessons : Tc_2172
negatif : 06352_02
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