Object card: 1973. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7812. "Bearded head protome figurine from the Sanctuary". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Figurine: a bearded protome head with a large nose, marked nostrils, a broad closed fleshy mouth, a round chin and a beard; the fragment of the right ear is strongly hollowed. The whole face is painted red and the beard black. Suspension holes are pierced in the chin and above the right ear. Red-brown fabric, reddish-violet red paint, traces of black paint; mould-made, hollow, nostrils and mouth incised. H. 4.3 cm. Sanctuary sector, square K V/η7 (3); inventory Tc_2268; negative 06838_01; 4 September 1973.
French, as on the record
chantier : Sanctuaire
objet : Figurine
carre : K V/η7 (3)
inv objet : Tc_2268
inv tessons : Tc_2268
negatif : 06838_01
Protome de barbu, gros nez, narines marquées, large bouche charnue, fermée, menton rond, barbe, fragment d'oreille droite fortement évidée. Visage entièrement peint en rouge, barbe noire. Trou percé dans le menton et au-dessus de l'oreille droite (trous de suspension). Pâte brun rouge, peinture rouge violacé, traces de peintures noire. Moulé creux, narines et bouche incisées. H. 4,3
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