A circular pool in the main courtyard of the “Hellenistic” House in Nea Paphos. Preliminary remarks
A circular pool in the main courtyard of the “Hellenistic” House in Nea Paphos. Preliminary remarks
Author(s): Marcin M. RomaniukSubject(s): Archaeology, Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Nea Paphos; “Hellenistic” House; peristyle; circular pool; fishpond; piscine; Dressel 6A amphora; labrum; garden;
Summary/Abstract: Excavations in the main courtyard of the “Hellenistic” House in Nea Paphos in 2016, Polish excavations, revealed a small circular pool with immured tops of Dressel 6A amphorae in the wall surrounding it and a circular imprint in the middle of the floor. The paper undertakes a discussion of possible form and function, putting forward a tentative interpretation based on a study of parallels that we are dealing with an ornamental pool, a popular furnishing of wealthy Roman house gardens, functioning perhaps as a fishpond (piscina) or a tank with water constantly running in and out, with a labrum or columnar pedestal standing in the middle.
Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
- Issue Year: 1/2017
- Issue No: XXVI
- Page Range: 429-440
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English