Object card·SAL_7443·1972

Bull protome, Sanctuary, square K V/η5 (3)

Bull protome, Sanctuary, square K V/η5 (3)
Object card: 1972. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7443. "Bull protome, Sanctuary, square K V/η5 (3)". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Bull protome from the Sanctuary at Salamis, with a horizontal, strongly relief muzzle with flat, slightly parted lips and two small holes for the nostrils. Red clay with a beige-yellow core full of white grits, traces of a cream slip and very slight traces of red paint on the upper lip; modelled, pinched-fold technique, the muzzle made by vertical pinching between two fingers. H. 7 cm. Inventory Tc_2222; negatives 06467_05 and 06467_04; 27 September 1972.

French, as on the record

chantier : Sanctuaire objet : Animal carre : K V/η5 (3) type :Protome de taureau Protome de taureau, mufle en fort relief horizontal, avec des lèvres plates entr'ouvertes, narines représentées par deux petits trous. Argile rouge à cœur beige jaune, pleine de grains blancs, traces d'une couverte crème avec traces infimes de peinture rouge sur la lèvre supérieure. Modelé, technique du pliage, mufle obtenu par pincement vertical entre deux doigts. H. 7 inv objet : Tc_2222 inv tessons : Tc_2222 negatif : 06467_05 negatif : 06467_04

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