Male figurine with drooping crest, Sanctuary, square K V/η7
Object card: 1973. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7789. "Male figurine with drooping crest, Sanctuary, square K V/η7". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Figurine of a bearded male figure with a drooping crest hairstyle, head thrown back, large head, oblique ridge-like nose flattened at the tip, short cylindrical neck, flat chest, convex back, oval-section arms and a conical helmet. Green paste with pink core, covered in yellow ochre; red and black paint still very bright. Combined manufacture, solid-modelled head and hollow-modelled body; helmet crest perhaps applied, H. 8 cm. Sanctuary, square K V/η7 (3); slides C_5039 and C_5038; negatives 06817_03 and 06817_02; inventory SAL_7789; 31 August 1973.
French, as on the record
chantier : Sanctuaire
objet : Figurine
carre : K V/η7 (3)
diapositives : C_5039
diapositives : C_5038
negatif : 06817_03
negatif : 06817_02
type :Masculin à pointe retombante
Personnage barbu à coiffure à pointe retombante, tête rejetée en arrière, grosse tête, ligne du nez oblique, en arête, aplatie au bout, cou cylindrique court, torse plat, dos convexe, bras de section ovale, casque conique. Pâte verte à cœur rose, couverte ocre jaune. Peintures rouge et noire encore très vive. Fabrication combinée, tête modelé plein, buste modelé creux. Pointe du casque rapportée? H. 8
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