Ancient Olympia, Sanctuary of Demeter Chamynis - 2006
Informations Générales
Numéro de la notice
8302
Année de l'opération
2006
Chronologie
Mots-clés
Nature de l'opération
Institution(s)
Localisation
Toponyme
Archaia Olympia
Archaia Olympia
Notices et opérations liées
2006
Description
Ancient Olympia, Sanctuary of Demeter Chamynis. Christos Liagouras (Z’ EPKA) reports on a rectangular building (A) and 25 m. to the east, a Roman bath complex consisting of two rooms with hypocausts and a cistern (Figs 1. 2, 3). The building was aligned on an E-W axis and consisted of four rooms which were only partially preserved, with walls made of poros blocks. Most of the finds were fragmentary and included clay anthropomorphic and zoomorphic figurines (Fig. 4,5), parts of a large terracotta figurine, theatre masks, pottery and bronze coins. A particularly interesting find was of two clay figurines depicting double headed guard dogs holding flat-breads (popana) in their mouths (Figs 6). One of the figurines had the following inscription (Fig. 7):
[Δά]ματρι
Κόρ[α] [Βα]σιλεί
Based on the finds, the sanctuary may have been dedicated to Demeter and her daughter, referred to by Pausania as the Sanctuary of Demeter Chamynis.
[Δά]ματρι
Κόρ[α] [Βα]σιλεί
Based on the finds, the sanctuary may have been dedicated to Demeter and her daughter, referred to by Pausania as the Sanctuary of Demeter Chamynis.
Auteur de la notice
Michael Loy
Références bibliographiques
ADelt 62 (2007) Chr., 429-431
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Date de création
2020-05-29 16:15:27
Dernière modification
2024-01-17 09:36:47
Figure(s)
Fig. 1/ Topographic view of the investigated area
Fig. 2/ Aerial view of the excavations
Fig. 3/ Plan of the excavations
Fig. 4/ Anthropomorphic clay figurine from the Sanctuary of Dimitra
Fig. 5/ Zoomorphic clay figurine from the Sanctuary of Dimitra
Fig. 6/ Zoomorphic double headed guard dog figurine from the Sanctuary of Dimitra
Fig. 7/ Zoomorphic double headed guard dog figurine from the Sanctuary of Dimitra