Object card: 1974. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_8132. "Terracotta figurine of a miniature head, Huilerie". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Object card
English, translated from the French record
Terracotta figurine with brown-red varnish, flaking, H. 3.8, perhaps Hellenistic; eyes, nose, mouth and ears incised, light buff fabric. Miniature negroid head with shaved skull, reduced forehead, prominent brow ridges, broad flattened nose and pointed chin. Huilerie, square I III/γ6, Archaic period. Inventory Tc_2279; 24 June 1974.
French, as on the record
chantier : Huilerie
epoque : Archaïque
carre : I III/γ6
vernis brun-rouge, écaillé. H. 3,8. Hellénistique ?
yeux, nez, bouche, oreilles incisés. Pâte chamois clair
inv objet : Tc_2279
inv tessons : Tc_2279
objet : Figurine de terre cuite
pub : SAL_PUB_139904_XI_CAT_11_Nc7784_p_0047
Tête négroïde miniature: crâne ras, front réduit, arcades sourcilières saillantes, large nez aplati, menton pointu
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