Terracotta bull figurine from the Sanctuary, square K V/ζ7 (3)
Object card: 1973. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7791. "Terracotta bull figurine from the Sanctuary, square K V/ζ7 (3)". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Object card for a terracotta bull figurine from the Sanctuary sector, square K V/ζ7 (3), with inventory Tc_2261 and negative 06835_03. The flat-fronted, flat-faced bull has almond-shaped relief eyes set in an incised outline, a splayed muzzle, a conical horn, large ears and a widely split mouth. The brown fabric has a heavily blackened surface with faint traces of red paint; it is homogeneous and hollow-moulded, with a flattened back and the nostrils, mouth and base of the horn incised. H. 4.6 cm. Salamis, Cyprus; 31 August 1973.
French, as on the record
chantier : Sanctuaire
objet : Animal
carre : K V/ζ7 (3)
inv objet : Tc_2261
inv tessons : Tc_2261
negatif : 06835_03
type :Taureau
Taureau, front et museau aplatis, yeux à facettes en relief inscrites dans un contour incisé en amande, museau épaté, corne conique, grandes oreilles, bouche largement fendue. Pâte brune, surface très noircie, traces infimes de peinture rouge. Fabrication homogène, moulé creux, revers aplani, narines, bouche, base de la corne incisée. H. 4,6
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