Object card·SAL_7372·1972

Miniature female head with veil, Sanctuary

Miniature female head with veil, Sanctuary
Object card: 1972. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7372. "Miniature female head with veil, Sanctuary". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

Object card

English, translated from the French record

Figurine of a miniature female head wearing a veil laid flat over the head, covering almost the whole forehead, with its side panels drawn down either side of the face. The eyes are fairly deeply set. Dark beige clay, moulded, concave reverse. H. 2.1, W. 1.8 (cm). Sanctuary, square K V/ε6; inventory Tc_2207; 23 September 1972.

French, as on the record

objet : Figurine type :Tête féminine carre : K V/ε6 Tête féminine voilée, miniature. Voile posé à plat sur la tête, couvre presque tout le front, pans latéraux ramenés sur les côtés du visage ainsi encadré. Yeux assez enfoncés. Argile beige foncé. Moulé, revers concave. H. 2,1, l. 1,8 inv objet : Tc_2207 chantier : Sanctuaire

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