Patras, 7 Boukaouri Street - 2006
Informations Générales
Numéro de la notice
8337
Année de l'opération
2006
Chronologie
Mots-clés
Production/extraction - Installation hydraulique - Citerne - Monnaie - Mosaïque - Revêtements (mur et sol) - Sculpture
Nature de l'opération
Institution(s)
Localisation
Toponyme
Patra, Patras, Patrai, Patrae
Patra, Patras, Patrai, Patrae
Notices et opérations liées
2006
Description
Patras, 7 Boukaouri Street. Lambrini Papakosta (ΣΤ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports on the discovery of six rooms, part of a larger building which extends into an adjacent property (Figs. 1 and 2). On the western side of the property are parts of the Byzantine walls of Patras, aligned on a N-W axis. The walls of rooms I (4.85×5.70 m.) and II (excavated width of 2m) were built using the opus quasi-reticulatum system and were about 0.55 m. wide, with a maximum height of 0.83 m. The foundations were made of rubble and plaster and were 1.30 m. deep, protruding beyond the inner face of the upper wall by 0.04-0.11 m.
The floor of Room I was covered with partially preserved marble slabs, below which was an older square construction with clay floor slabs. There was a depression in the floor of the south-western part of this construction and a pipe (2.20x0.27 m.) at its south end. Another depression defined by vertically placed roof tiles and lined internally with hydraulic plaster was identified in the north-western corner of the construction. It was probably a cistern related to a wine-press (ypolinio), with the depressions probably used for cleaning. In the north-eastern corner of Room I was a later construction of clay bricks which had destroyed part of the marble floor.
Under the south-eastern foundations of room II was a shallow circular clay construction of about 0.95 m. in diameter. It was associated with another clay feature and a combustion layer. The excavations were not completed as the features continued in the adjacent property.
Room III (9.0×7.1 m.) probably served as the atrium of the building. Along its northern side was a rectangular cistern (impluvium) dressed with marble slabs. The exterior length of its southern side was 3.80 m and it was 0.33 m in depth. The floor was covered with marble slabs, while also preserved was part of a marble revetment. Around the cistern was a mosaic, divided into three panels. The central panel along the southern side of the cistern was decorated with geometric motifs on a white background. To the east and west of the central panel were a further two, with geometric motifs. To the west of the central area were another three partially preserved rooms, the walls of which were built using the opus quasi-reticulatum system and were up to 2 m in height. One of these rooms (IV) was crossed by a clay pipe aligned on an E-W axis, which had a floor of clay tiles. The pipe was probably associated with the cistern in Room III. To the south of IV was Room VI, currently under the modern road. Part of a large staircase as well as the foundations of the floor were visible, while the finds include coins and a fragment of a grave stelae depicting a standing male figure.
The floor of Room I was covered with partially preserved marble slabs, below which was an older square construction with clay floor slabs. There was a depression in the floor of the south-western part of this construction and a pipe (2.20x0.27 m.) at its south end. Another depression defined by vertically placed roof tiles and lined internally with hydraulic plaster was identified in the north-western corner of the construction. It was probably a cistern related to a wine-press (ypolinio), with the depressions probably used for cleaning. In the north-eastern corner of Room I was a later construction of clay bricks which had destroyed part of the marble floor.
Under the south-eastern foundations of room II was a shallow circular clay construction of about 0.95 m. in diameter. It was associated with another clay feature and a combustion layer. The excavations were not completed as the features continued in the adjacent property.
Room III (9.0×7.1 m.) probably served as the atrium of the building. Along its northern side was a rectangular cistern (impluvium) dressed with marble slabs. The exterior length of its southern side was 3.80 m and it was 0.33 m in depth. The floor was covered with marble slabs, while also preserved was part of a marble revetment. Around the cistern was a mosaic, divided into three panels. The central panel along the southern side of the cistern was decorated with geometric motifs on a white background. To the east and west of the central panel were a further two, with geometric motifs. To the west of the central area were another three partially preserved rooms, the walls of which were built using the opus quasi-reticulatum system and were up to 2 m in height. One of these rooms (IV) was crossed by a clay pipe aligned on an E-W axis, which had a floor of clay tiles. The pipe was probably associated with the cistern in Room III. To the south of IV was Room VI, currently under the modern road. Part of a large staircase as well as the foundations of the floor were visible, while the finds include coins and a fragment of a grave stelae depicting a standing male figure.
Auteur de la notice
Michael Loy
Références bibliographiques
ADelt 62 (2007) Chr., 464-467
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Date de création
2020-06-03 12:37:11
Dernière modification
2024-01-17 09:51:01
Figure(s)
Fig. 1/ City map of Patras showing the excavated plots
Fig. 2/ Excavation plan and section drawings