Textile fragment from a well in the Nea Paphos Agora. A preliminary report

• Authors: Shamir Orit
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

During the 2014 season a late Hellenistic well was explored as part of the excavations on the Nea Paphos Agora. Many special finds, including ceramic vessels, iron and bronze items, and lamps were found. Moreover, on the bottom of the well a piece of textile attached to metal application was discovered. In our paper, we would like to present preliminary examination of that artefact, which is very uncommon considering the rarity of such remains in Cyprus.

Keywords

EN

Agora Nea Paphos; textile

• Publisher: Księgarnia Akademicka
• Journal: Studies in Ancient Art and Civilization
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 20
• Pages: 125-135

Contributors

author

Shamir Orit

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12797/SAAC.20.2016.20.08