KIFISSIA - 2008

Kifissia, Xenias 3 (O.T. 175, property of Z. Katsiani and P. Voutiritsa). P. Zoubelou (B’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports on the discovery of a funerary peribolos and an ancient road (Fig. 1). The peribolos wall had been constructed with stone blocks. A T-shaped projection was excavated next to the wall, and most likely is the base for a funerary monument (Fig. 2). In addition, a marble lekythos was found showing two men and bearing the inscription ΤΕΛΕΣΙΠΠΟΣ ΤΕΛΕΣ[....] (Fig. 3). Another marble lekythos was found near the first one.

The road had a retaining wall on its east side and is dated to the 5^th-4^th c. B.C. based on sherds found on it. A pit excavated next to the road contained 3 alabastra, and fragments from a red-figure loutrophoros and a red-figure kantharos. The latter date to the 4^th c. B.C. A Roman terracotta pipe was found in that area. Finally, a second pit was excavated containing the bones of a horse and few undecorated pottery sherds.