Υπόγειο άδυτο η «δεξαμενή καθαρμών» στα Χανιά
Part of : Αρχαιολογικά ανάλεκτα εξ Αθηνών ; Vol.XXI, No.1, 1988, pages 56-76
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56-76
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Sunken adyton or “lustral basin” in Khania
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Αρχαιολογικά χρονικά
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The remains of several architectural phases dating from the EM II to the LM IIIB period came to light in 1989, during a rescue excavation in Papadopoulos plot in the Splatzia quarter in the town of Khania, Krete.During the final stage of the excavation, a “Lustral Basin” or sunken adyton, a more successful term for such a construction, was quite unexpectedly revealed. Dating from the MM IIIB period it was destroyed by fire in the MM IIIB/LM IA and the floor raised during the LM IA.It has a square ground plan and is preserved to a height of 0.70 m. There is a raised slab corridor along the east wall with a wooden parapet at the west end which seems to have been used for transportationand attendance at the proceedings as well as in the better illumination of the sunken room.The floor of the adyton is stone slabbed with red painted plaster joints. The walls were covered with frescoes representing blocks of marble on the lower zone and a running spiral on the upper one. The pillar at the end of the staircase has the finest in situ decoration in imitation of marble again, as well as the depiction of the marble core like a whirl on the main side.The luxury of this room and its intercommunication with the adjacent large slabbed area (Minoan Hall) point the great significance of its function. We think that its use is connected with specific ceremonies basic to Minoan society.
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Χανιά, μινωική εποχή
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