Female head figurine, Cypriot Archaic type, Sanctuary
Object card: 1972. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7399. "Female head figurine, Cypriot Archaic type, Sanctuary". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Female head figurine of Cypriot Archaic type from the Sanctuary at Salamis: square face with coarse features, almond-shaped eyes, large nose, wide mouth and heavy chin, ear coverings, and hair in tight combed locks covering the forehead, painted black; a close collar at the neck, with a V-neckline edged by a necklace of round beads. Pinkish-beige clay with cream slip and traces of black paint. Solid mould-made, flat smoothed back. H. 6.3 cm, W. 4.4 cm. Square K V/η5 (3). Inventory Tc_2213; 23 September 1972.
French, as on the record
chantier : Sanctuaire
objet : Figurine
type :Tête féminine
carre : K V/η5 (3)
diapositives : C_4908
inv objet : Tc_2213
inv tessons : Tc_2213
negatif : 06462_06
negatif : 06463_01
negatif : 06463_02
negatif : 06463_03
negatif : 06462_05
Tête féminine type chypriote archaïque, visage carré, traits grossiers, yeux en amande, gros nez, bouche large, menton lourd, couvre-oreilles, cheveux en mèches serrées, peignées, couvrant le front, peint en noir, collier ras le cou, décoleté en V bordé d'un collier de perles rondes. Argile beige rose, couverte crème, peinture noire (traces). Moulé plein, revers plat lissé. H. 6,3, l. 4,4
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