Terracotta figurine of a warrior with shield, Sanctuary
Object card: 1972. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7385. "Terracotta figurine of a warrior with shield, Sanctuary". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Figurine of a male warrior carrying a shield, with a raptor's head, a pointed helmet and a semicircular projecting lower face. The back is convex and the torso flat; the shield hides the left arm, which is not represented. Beige-pink clay with a grey core, cream slip, red paint, with minimal traces near the arm. Solid modelling for the head, hollow body, shield applied. H. 8.2 cm. Sanctuary sector, square K V/ε6 (2-3). Inventory Tc_2209; 25 September 1972.
French, as on the record
objet : Figurine
type :Masculin
carre : K V/ε6 (2-3)
Guerrier portant bouclier. Tête de rapace, casque en pointe, bas du visage en demi-cercle saillant. Dos convexe, buste plat. Le bouclier cache le bras gauche qui n'est pas représenté. Argile beige rose à cœur gris, couverte crème, peinture rouge, traces infimes près du bras. Modelé plein, tête, corps creux, bouclier rapporté. H. 8,2
inv objet : Tc_2209
inv tessons : Tc_2209
negatif : 06461_04
negatif : 06461_03
chantier : Sanctuaire
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