Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (8.1996(1997))

by the latrine on the
west and closed on the
south by the building's
outer wall which ran
along a latitudinal street.
A large door (1.55m) in
the south wall gave
access upon the street.
Inside the room, the
central part was built up
in the form of a large
podium-like enclosure
situated on the door's
axis. This year's
explorations were con-
centrated to the east and
north of the podium.
On the east, brown soil with loose stones and potsherds
constituted the fill down to a depth of about 0.60 m. The fill
yielded several fragments off terracotta figurines, including a fine
statuette of Aphrodite Anadyomene (Fig. 2), a fragmentary stone
mould for Hellenistic coins, and two small incense burners of
stone. Below, there was af layer of large, dressed blocks which had
apparently belonged to the east wall of the room once. The blocks
rested pell-mell upon a greyish habitation level, a terracotta jug of
Early Roman date had been crushed into the floor by their weight.
On the north the habitation level reached a narrow stone wall
(0.20 m) which constituted the eastern extension of the podium's
edge. A narrow door (0.82 m) was found in the wall adjacent to
the NE corner of the podium. The entire area of the room north of
the podium and the habitation level described above was paved
with pebbles in a lime mortar. The floor in front of the narrow
door had been damaged and then patched up with irregular pieces


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Fig. 2. Terracotta statuette
of Aphrodite Anadyomene.

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