The Blocked-out Capitals from the Area of the Agora of Amathous, Cyprus
The Blocked-out Capitals from the Area of the Agora of Amathous, Cyprus
Author(s): Aleksandra Brzozowska-JawornickaSubject(s): Archaeology, Ancient World
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: Cyprus; Amathous Agora; architectural decoration; blocked-out capitals; Nabatean capitals
Summary/Abstract: The subject of the paper is to present the so-called blockedout capitals excavated in Amathous related to, among others, Nabataean capitals type 1. The analyzed pieces constitute fragments of several different capitals belonging to supports of various types and scales once being parts of presently unknown buildings erected in the vicinity of Agora and in the area of the domestic dwellings west of the Agora. Most probably all of the fragments were parts of simplified capitals derived from Corinthian ones.
Journal: Studies in Ancient Art and Civilization
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 23
- Page Range: 175-203
- Page Count: 29
- Language: English