Terracotta quadruped figurine, Sanctuary, square K V/η7 (2)
Object card: 1973. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7697. "Terracotta quadruped figurine, Sanctuary, square K V/η7 (2)". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Quadruped, possibly harnessed, with an almost triangular body section, flat belly, oblique flanks, a rounded dorsal ridge, a projecting rump and a laterally pinched chest; perhaps a sketched incised pompon on the chest. Pink fabric with a pale yellow slip, perhaps traces of red paint; solid modelling. L. 7.2 cm. Inventory Tc_2236; negative 06786_02; Salamis, Sanctuary, square K V/η7 (2); 21 August 1973.
French, as on the record
chantier : Sanctuaire
objet : Animal
type :Quadrupède
carre : K V/η7 (2)
Quadrupède harnaché? Corps de section presque triangulaire (ventre plat, flancs obliques, arête dorsale bombée), croupe saillante, poitrail pincé latéralement. Esquisse d'un pompon incisé sur le poitrail? Pâte rose avec engobe jaune pâle, traces infimes de peinture rouge? Modelé plein. L. 7,2
inv objet : Tc_2236
inv tessons : Tc_2236
negatif : 06786_02
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