Kourion Complex (Apollo) post 1945 (1 of 2)

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of the 1st century A.D, and are now stored at Curium House

at Episkopi.

A more widely scattered votive deposit was found in the Archaic precinct (see general plan). The objects found there date from the 8th to the 5th century B.C. From both deposits the greater quantity of objects by far were figurines. As a result of the great number we now have, it has been possible to trace the history of terracotta figurine making from one workshop over a period of 1000 years.

Street 1.

Street 1 was like the square, of course, only for pedestrians. Passing down the street we see on our right an elaborate building complex. Some of the rooms fronting the street may have been shops. The last room on the right seems to have served as a vestibule to the house, with its north porch and open court, of some important official or priest of the Sanctuary. On the opposite side of the alley is another house. A section of wall has been restored here with portions of two windows. The holes in the stone frames were for a grill. A door jamb capital (now on one of the lower jamb blocks) and the cornice block which stood over the entrance (now in the alley opposite the doorway) are similar in style to corresponding blocks from the South Building. We have some evidence to assume, accordingly, that this building complex dates to the same period of reconstruction after the earthquake of 76-77 A.D. Passing further down the Street we have on our left the remains of a marble floor. It was from this floor that the bronze ring bearing the names of five magistrates came (see above).

Temple B.

Passing further down we come to Temple B. This building has two distinct periods. The earlier temple stood before the earthquake