ARTA - Anc. Ambracia - 2004

Informations Générales

Numéro de la notice

3183

Année de l'opération

2004

Chronologie

Antiquité - Hellénistique

Mots-clés

Figurine - Inscription - Parure/toilette - Métal - Os - Nécropole

Nature de l'opération

Fouille - Sauvetage

Institution(s)

ΙΒ' Εφορεία Προϊστορικών και Κλασικών Αρχαιοτήτων (XIIe éphorie des antiquités préhistoriques et classiques)

Localisation / Informations géographiques

Toponyme
Arta

Notices et opérations liées

2000 2001 2001 (1)2004

Description

Arta (anc. Ambracia), Krystalli Street (property of Ch. Charitou). P. Gouni (ΙΒ' ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery of further Hellenistic (third-century) graves from the east cemetery of the city, on the lower eastern slopes of the Perranthi hill (Fig. 1: 281). Six burial containers and four pit or cist graves were found.

Container I: a amphora (of the end of the third century) used as an ash-urn was set in a simple structure of unworked limestone blocks (an inscribed stele was re-used in one side). The cover-slab is missing.

Container II: a pit contained a black-glaze handle-less skyphos and an ash urn (an amphora with floral decoration, of the end of the third century).

Container III: a pit held an ash urn (an amphora and lid of the third quarter of the third century).

Container IV: two limestone slabs set upon the cover slab of container V formed an angle framing an amphora and a fusiform unguentarium (of the early third century).

Container V: a very well-built structure of worked limestone slabs contained an early third-century black-glaze amphora (with ribbed belly and female figures in relief by the handles) with an inscribed lid, and an earring of fine bronze wire. A fragment of gilded bronze sheet adhered to the shoulder of the amphora.

Container VI: a very well-built structure of worked limestone slabs contained as an ash-urn an early third-century black-glaze amphora with a domed lid.

Tomb I: a pit lined on two sides with limestone slabs contained an inhumation with no grave goods.

Tomb II was not excavated due to risk of collapse.

Tomb III: an inhumation contained in a pit with no grave goods.

Tomb IV: a pit contained the re-interred bones (probably of a woman) with an alabastron and bronze mirror.

Finds recovered from the plot include pieces of eight grave stelai, three figurines and six small vases (a bowl, unguentarium, amphoriskos, kanthariskos, two-handled skyphos and an alabastron).

Auteur de la notice

Catherine MORGAN

Références bibliographiques

ADelt 56-59 (2001-2004) B5, 117-118.