Kouros head crowned with laurel, Rampart sector, Salamis
Object card: 1972. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7292. "Kouros head crowned with laurel, Rampart sector, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Soft limestone kouros head crowned with laurel, with a rather flat face, an incised line between head and neck, forehead exposed, oval eyes in flat relief without eyelids, semicircular brow ridges, a closed mouth and a sullen expression, ears in relief, a roll of hair (curly?), and the top of the head flattened obliquely and slashed. Flat relief overall, back absolutely flat; H. 11.6 cm, l. 7.4 cm. Rampart sector, square K V/θ8, Salamis, Cyprus; negatives 06401_03, 06401_04, 06401_05, 06401_06. Inventory Sc_0222; 19 September 1972.
French, as on the record
chantier : Rempart
objet : Figurine
carre : K V/θ8
inv objet : Sc_0222
negatif : 06401_04
negatif : 06401_05
negatif : 06401_06
negatif : 06401_03
type :Tête de Couros
Tête de couros couronnée de lauriers, visage assez plat, ligne incisée entre tête et cou, front dégagée, yeux ovales en relief plat, pas de paupières, arcades sourcilières en demi-cercle, bouche fermée, maussade, oreilles en relief, bourrelet de cheveux (frisotés?), sommet de la tête aplati en biais, tailladé. Calcaire tendre, relief plat dans l'ensemble, arrière absolument plat. H. 11,6, l. 7,4
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