"Dozens of terracotta cult figurines found in ancient Myra" Topic
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| Tango01 | 11 Mar 2021 10:12 p.m. PST |
"Excavations of the Roman theater in the ancient Hellenistic city of Myra in southwestern Turkey have uncovered a passel of earthenware and terracotta cult figurines. Dozens of figurines were found under a layer silt deposited in the 1st-2nd centuries B.C. The figurines, that are 2,100 to 2,200 years old included mortal men and women as well as divine figures such as Artemis, Heracles, Aphrodite, Leto and Apollo; they also included figurines depicting a woman and a child, a boy with a fruit, a horseman and a woman carrying hydria (an ancient Greek water vessel). Because of the "collective coexistence" of the figurines and the fact that the collection included divine figurines, votive plates and incense containers, the researchers think that the figurines may have been brought in from a cult area and thrown here…"
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Armand
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| Bronco Betty | 12 Mar 2021 6:29 p.m. PST |
Very interesting article and pictures. I'm glad you nposted this. BB |
| Tango01 | 13 Mar 2021 10:49 p.m. PST |
Happy for that my friend….
Armand
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