Object card: 1972. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7355. "Seated figurine with raised left arm, Sanctuary". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Seated figurine, left arm raised high, right arm lowered, back strongly arched, bust flattened, belly concave, head thrown back, legs extended. Two vertical bands border the back. Red clay with brown-beige core, very sandy, cream slip, red paint only on the back. Solid modelling. H. 7.3 cm. Sanctuary, square K V/η5 (4), Salamis, Cyprus. Inventory Tc_2200; 22 September 1972.
French, as on the record
chantier : Sanctuaire
objet : Figurine
carre : K V/η5 (4)
inv objet : Tc_2200
inv tessons : Tc_2200
negatif : 06423_02
Figurine assise, le bras gauche haut levé, bras droit baissé, dos fortement cambré, buste aplati, ventre concave, la tête se renversait en arrière, les jambes étaient tendues. Deux bandes vertciales bordent le dos. Argile rouge à cœur brun beige, très sableuse, couverte crème, peinture rouge seulement dans le dos. Modelé plein. H. 7,3
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