Figurines de terre cuite en Méditerranée grecque et romaine
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Archaic Terracottas from the Louis Robert Excavations at Amyzon
Terres cuites archaïques des fouilles de Louis Robert à Amyzon
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Artémis, Apollon, figurine archaïque, nain, dame trônante, kouros drapé, oiseau, vase plastique, aryballeKeywords :
Artemis, Apollo, archaic terracotta, dwarf, seated female, clothed kouros, bird, plastic vase, aryballosLes formats HTML, PDF et ePub de cet ouvrage sont accessibles aux usagers des bibliothèques et institutions qui l'ont acquis dans le cadre de l'offre OpenEdition Freemium for Books. L’ouvrage pourra également être acheté sur les sites des libraires partenaires, aux formats PDF et ePub, si l’éditeur a fait le choix de cette diffusion commerciale. Si l’édition papier est disponible, des liens vers les librairies sont proposés sur cette page.
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The ruins of the ancient city of Amyzon1 rest on the hill called Asartepe, which is situated among the villages of Mersinbeleni, Gaffarlar, and Akmescit on border of the town of Koçarlı in the Aydın province. Strabo (14, 2, 22) mentioned that there was not much to tell about Amyzon as a city of the Carian region, since it might have been affiliated with the hinterland cities of Mylasa, Stratonikeia, Alabanda or with the other cities on the shore, as was the case with Heraklia, Euromos, and Khalketor. Within the ruins are the remains of a Doric temple of the Hellenistic period, dedicated to Apollo and Artemis, a theatre, a cistern, and the walls surrounding the town. Investigations and studies were carried out occasionally since the end of the 19th century.2 According to A. Tırpan, the walls of Amyzon support a terraced area with the temple, which also is supported by the theatre. Amyzon is believed to have been a cult center that served the surrounding area.3
The few terracottas pres...
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