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An ancient cave sanctuary underneath the theatre of Miletus: beauty, mutilation and burial of ancient sculpture in late antiquity

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A cave underneath the theatre of Miletus in western Turkey contains a spring and can be identified as an ancient sanctuary. It underwent two main building phases, both of which appear to be linked to building phases of the theatre, one Hellenistic and the other Roman. The cave contained terracotta figures and limbs that might have been votive offerings. 44 late antique oil lamps may also have been votives; they were buried inside the spring when the spring was filled in at the turn of the fif...

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Department:
Classics Faculty
Oxford college:
Lincoln College
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Publisher:
German Archaeological Institute Publisher's website
Journal:
Archäologischer Anzeiger Journal website
Volume:
2016
Issue:
1
Pages:
67–156
Publication date:
2017-12-01
Acceptance date:
2016-12-01
ISSN:
0003-8105
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pubs:952217
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uuid:c46007df-405d-4f76-b6a2-17487a19f1ca
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pubs:952217
Source identifiers:
952217
Deposit date:
2018-12-13

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