An Archaic Votive Deposit from Nemea - Ritual Behavior in a Sacred Landscape
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ucin12659862642021-08-03T06:13:52Z An Archaic Votive Deposit from Nemea - Ritual Behavior in a Sacred Landscape Barfoed, Signe Archaeology Nemea Archaic Classical Pottery Corinthian Pottery Miniature votive pottery Ritual behavior Rural spring shrine This thesis presents material from an unpublished votive deposit discovered in a field on a lowhill ca. 700 m. east of the Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea. The deposit consists of about 1000 piecesof Archaic pottery mostly of Corinthian production. Different shapes of miniature vesselspredominate, but the deposit also contains lamps and terracotta figurines. Even though noarchitectural remains were found, the miniature votive pottery and figurines indicate a shrine orsmall sanctuary in the area. Its location with a panoramic view of the Sanctuary of Zeus as wellas close to a spring that provided water to the Sanctuary of Zeus, emphasizes the shrine’sconnection to the sanctuary. The deity to whom this rural shrine might belong is difficult to identify. The generic assemblage of votive pottery and figurines does not contribute to identification. However, the location at a ravine next to a spring finds parallels in Etruria and South Italy, and the deposit may reflect the discontinuation of a shrine possibly dedicated to the water nymph Nemea, who in myth and history is tightly connected to the area. 2009 English text University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1265986264 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1265986264 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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