Votivterrakotten der ionischen koinè aus einem spätarchaisch/frühklassischen Fundkontext in Amisos
Votive terracottas of the Ionic koinè from a late archaic / early classical find context in Amisos

Summary/Abstract: This article presents the votive terracottas from a late archaic / early classical find context that was discovered in 2009 in the Kurupelit district of Atakum, a suburb of Samsun, during a rescue excavation and so far only published in excavation reports. On the basis of the published reports, the attempt is made to classify these votive terracottas typologically, iconographically and chronologically and finally to interpret them in the context of their find. They all show the type repertoire as well as the technical and stylistic peculiarities of the terracottas of the Ionic koiné. They came to light in a Bothros together with Ionic and Attic vases, especially kylikes, some of which bear graffiti of dedication to the goddess Kybebos. The finds of this Bothro are spread over a period between the last quarter of the 6th century. and second quarter of the 5th century BC. This complex is the earliest archaeological evidence of the Milesian founding of Amisos.

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