Terracotta dog figurine, Sanctuary, square K V/η5 (4)
Object card: 1972. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7317. "Terracotta dog figurine, Sanctuary, square K V/η5 (4)". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Quadruped figurine of a dog with a flattened muzzle, erect ears, flattened neck and hindquarters wider than the forelegs, a sloping back toward the haunches, and the tail falling to the left. Pinkish clay covered in pale yellow slip, with red paint (faded to pink) and black paint (traces of fire); bichrome decoration in bands; solid modelling. L. 6.5, H. 6.1. Inventory Tc_2194; 19 September 1972.
French, as on the record
chantier : Sanctuaire
objet : Animal
type :Chien
carre : K V/η5 (4)
inv objet : Tc_2194
inv tessons : Tc_2194
negatif : 06407_02
Quadrupède type chien, museau aplati, oreilles dressées, face antérieure, cou aplatie, pattes postérieures plus larges que pattes antérieures d'après section, dos pentu vers l'arrière-train, la queue retombait à gauche. Argile rosée couverte jaune pâle, peinture rouge (passée au rose) et noire (traces de feu). Décor bichrome (bandes). Modelé plein. L. 6,5, H. 6,1
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