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Phasoula: Cesnola at the sanctuary of Zeus Labranios
Phasoula
Luigi Palma di Cesnola's brief exploration of the sanctuary of Zeus Labranios at Phasoula, from which two plinths with a dedication to Zeus went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Map of Cyprus
Where the work took place
- Ground above 200, 500, 1,000 m
Site
- 1Phasoula (approx.)
The project
Luigi Palma di Cesnola spent a limited time at the sanctuary of Zeus Labranios on Kastro hill at Phasoula; Antoine Hermary suggests this was during his work at Amathus, probably in 1874 or 18751. Cesnola described a main building said to have been elliptical, about 27 by 16 feet, in an account that rests on a notebook Hermary says has not been found, and he reported two statue bases at the back of the cella and numerous sculpture fragments1. Hermary notes that no systematic excavation had been made at the sanctuary1. Two limestone plinths with a dedication to the local Zeus went to New York, and are in the Cesnola Collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art as 74.51.2402 and 74.51.2403, one dedicated by Oliasas to Zeus Labranios1,2.
Directors and team
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Related
Other fieldwork at Phasoula · 1
References
- 1.Antoine Hermary, 1992, Αφιέρωμα στο Βάσο Καραγιώργη / Studies in Honour of Vassos Karageorghis, G. C. Ioannides, ed., Αφιέρωμα στο Βάσο Καραγιώργη / Studies in Honour of Vassos Karageorghis, Kypriakai Spoudai 54–55.
- 2.A. Hermary, J. R. Mertens, 2014, The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art: Stone Sculpture, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.