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Studies in Ancient Art and Civilization, 2019 The aim of the paper is to extend the standard set of ceramic vessels used for thermal processing of food with two forms: jugs and colanders. The paper presents the functional analysis of ceramic jugs and colanders made of cooking ware found in early ...
Monika Więch
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Études et Travaux (Institute des Cultures Méditerranéennes et Orientales de l'Académie Polonaise des Sciences), 2023 This paper offers the editio princeps of a Greek inscription engraved on a marble column discovered in the ‘Saranda Kolones’ Castle at Nea Paphos in Cyprus.
Anna Urszula Kordas
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Was Nea Paphos founded by Ptolemy Philometor (186-145 BC) or by Ptolemy Euergetes II (170-116 BC)? New thoughts on the creation of a Nea Alexandria in Cyprus. The communis opinion generally states that Nea Paphos was created by Nikokles, the last king of
Balandier, Claire
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A circular pool in the main courtyard of the “Hellenistic” House in Nea Paphos. Preliminary remarks [PDF]
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2017 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 ...
Marcin M. Romaniuk
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‘Hellenistic’ House in Nea Paphos, Cyprus – A First Summary of Its Architecture
Études et Travaux (Institute des Cultures Méditerranéennes et Orientales de l'Académie Polonaise des Sciences), 2021 This paper presents preliminary observations and analyses of the architecture of the ‘Hellenistic’ House, an ancient residency from Roman times built in Nea Paphos on Cyprus.
Aleksandra Brzozowska-Jawornicka
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In Search of the Module in the Architectural Design of the ‘Hellenistic’ House in Nea Paphos, Cyprus
Études et Travaux (Institute des Cultures Méditerranéennes et Orientales de l'Académie Polonaise des Sciences), 2021 Ancient Graeco-Roman architecture was designed with the application of mathematical harmony as a key compositional principle used in planning the dimensions and proportions of particular elements, larger parts of buildings or whole edifices.
Aleksandra Brzozowska-Jawornicka +1 more
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A Bronze Steelyard with an Acorn-Shaped Counterweight from the Paphos Agora
Studies in Ancient Art and Civilization, 2016 Steelyards were commonly used by sellers at agorae and fora during the Roman and Byzantine periods. They are based on the principle of the lever, mentioned by Aristotle and probably well-known even earlier.
Ewdoksia Papuci-Władyka +1 more
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Wall Paintings in Ancient Cyprus: The Hellenistic and Roman Tombs of Paphos and Its Region
Études et Travaux (Institute des Cultures Méditerranéennes et Orientales de l'Académie Polonaise des Sciences), 2021 This paper presents the wall paintings decorating a number of Hellenistic and Roman tombs, of various architectural types, in Paphos and the region. The paper gathers together for the first time all the known published and unpublished painted tombs of ...
Vasiliki Lysandrou +1 more
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Cahiers du Centre d’Études Chypriotes, 2019 In 2016, two fragments of an epigraphic document were brought to light during the excavation of the southern wing of the Roman building uncovered by the French archaeological expedition at Paphos, to the north of Fabrika Hill.
Claire Balandier
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Geoarchaeological Studies in Paphos – First Results
Studies in Ancient Art and Civilization, 2015 The geoarchaeological research conducted consisted of a geomorphological prospecting of the Paphos region and a geophysical examination of the ancient town of Nea Paphos and its agora.
Tomasz Kalicki +2 more
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