APTERA - 2001
Informations Générales
Numéro de la notice
3584
Année de l'opération
2001
Chronologie
Mots-clés
Sépulture - Figurine - Lampe - Monnaie - Outillage/armement - Parure/toilette - Métal - Os - Nécropole
Nature de l'opération
Institution(s)
Toponyme
Notices et opérations liées
Description
Aptera, west cemetery (Kelaidi property). V. Niniou-Kindeli (ΚΕ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery of a densely-packed group of 40 graves (39 pits and a chamber tomb of the type common type at the site, with rock-cut walls and benches and a roof of stone slabs). Half of the graves were empty and no whole skeletons were found. The most common offerings were Early Hellenistic-Early Imperial lamps of various types: other finds include plain and black-glaze small skyphoi, a cup and an oinochoe, bronze and silver coins, an iron dagger, clay figurines, a bronze mirror and a silver ring with a stone depicting Tyche with a cornucopia. The pit graves are dated to the Hellenistic period and the chamber tomb to Early Roman.
Auteur de la notice
Matthew HAYSOM
Références bibliographiques
ADelt 56-59 (2001-2004) B5, 410-11
Date de création
2013-08-20 00:00:00
Dernière modification
2023-10-13 15:26:41