A bronze deposit excavated at Kalaureia in 2016
A statuette of the Herakles Chiaramonti type, a stand and a thymiaterion
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https://doi.org/10.30549/opathrom-17-04Keywords:
bronze, deposit, Kalaureia, lamp stand, Poros, safety hoard, statuette, thymiaterion, Classical period, Hellenistic period, Roman periodAbstract
This article presents three bronzes found on the island of Poros in 2016, during excavations in Area L, the presumed area of Kalaureia’s ancient settlement, c. 200 m to the south of the Sanctuary of Poseidon. The deposit included: 1. A statuette of the Herakles Chiaramonti type, here suggested to have been produced during the 2nd or 1st century BC; 2. A stand which may have functioned as a thymiaterion (incense burner) or a lamp stand. Judging from close parallels the stand was most likely produced during the 5th or 4th century BC; 3. A high-stemmed dish, which is interpreted as a thymiaterion contemporary with the stand. The items are tentatively suggested to have been used together, perhaps in religious veneration of Herakles. The bronzes are suggested to have been deposited either for what was intended to be temporary safe-keeping, or for religious reasons.
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