A Terracotta Treasure at Assos

During the summer of 1995, Turkish archaeologists discovered a unique Late Classical tomb in the Western Necropolis of Assos. A modestly designed cist grave, Tomb 4 surprised excavators with the richest cache of grave goods ever found at the ancient city. The 62 well-preserved artifacts, which date...

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Hauptverfasser: Ağtürk, Tuna Şare, Arslan, Nurettin
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Sprache:Anglais
Veröffentlicht: Les Carnets de l’ACoSt 2015
Online Zugang:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Zusammenfassung:During the summer of 1995, Turkish archaeologists discovered a unique Late Classical tomb in the Western Necropolis of Assos. A modestly designed cist grave, Tomb 4 surprised excavators with the richest cache of grave goods ever found at the ancient city. The 62 well-preserved artifacts, which date from the 4th century BCE, when Aristotle's school of philosophy was active at Assos, consist of terracotta figurines, gold and bronze jewelry, and vases.