Papers by Stella Katakouta
C. Berns and C. Huguenot (eds), Griechische Monumentalgräber. Regionale Muster und ihre Rezeption im ägäischen Raum im klassischer und hellenistischer Zeit. Gateways 7. (Düren 2020) 147-173, 2020
MONUMENTAL FUNERARY ARCHITECTURE IN THESSALY IN THE CLASSICAL AND HELLENISTIC PERIODS: AN OVERVIE... more MONUMENTAL FUNERARY ARCHITECTURE IN THESSALY IN THE CLASSICAL AND HELLENISTIC PERIODS: AN OVERVIEW
Maria Stamatopoulou-Stella Katakouta
This article offers an overview of monumental tomb architecture in Thessaly from the late Archaic to the late Hellenistic period. It discusses the persistence in the 6th to late 4th centuries BC of tholos tombs and (later) chamber tombs with corbelled (pyramidal) roofs at Pharsalos, Krannon and Gerakari, a typically Thessalian phenomenon, against alternative modes of funerary representation and architecture, namely carefully built cist tombs, often with interior decorattion, grouped under tumuli. Tholos/chamber tombs seem to go out of fashion in the second half of the 4th century BC. During the Hellenistic period, despite the strong Macedonian presence in Thessaly, the Macedonian tomb is attested in comparatively few sites of the region. The spatial distribution of Macedonian tombs and their architecture are discussed in comparison to similar monuments in the Greek peninsula and against other tomb structures from Thessaly: cist tombs under tumuli, e.g. the so-called ›Heroon‹ at Olympias/Gonno-
kondylos, and the tombs at Pilaf Tepe, Gomphoi and Homolion.
ΑΕΘΣΕ , 2020
This paper [in GREEK] discusses the evidence pertaining to the site “Gremouras or Gremnos”, 5.5 k... more This paper [in GREEK] discusses the evidence pertaining to the site “Gremouras or Gremnos”, 5.5 km west of Larisa, by the northern bank of the river Peneios. The study of the available archaeological, literary, epigraphic and numismatic evidence from the region, namely the archival material of the excavations of V. Milojčić and H. Biesantz (1955-1958) on the settlement and its cemeteries and the grave goods from early Roman tombs at “Kioski”, as well as the archaeological discoveries at nearby sites such as “Tatar Magoula”, suggest that they belonged to a major ancient city, with diachronic habitation, which the authors propose that should be identified with ancient Gyrtone.
ΑΚΡΟΠΟΛΗ ΦΑΡΣΑΛΩΝ: ΝΕΑ ΑΡΧΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΑ ΔΕΔΟΜΕΝΑ THE ACROPOLIS OF PHARSALOS: NEW ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE
A picture of the history of Pharsalos can best be gained from the recently discovered evidence on... more A picture of the history of Pharsalos can best be gained from the recently discovered evidence on the ancient and byzantine acropolis on top of Profitis Ilias hill. The acropolis is oblong, has an E-W orientation and consists of two flat-topped crests connected by a narrow saddle. It occupies an area of approximately 3h. The oldest finds found on the acropolis consist of Neolithic stone tools. The Bronze Age is represented mainly by good-quality Mycenaean pottery dating from the period 1300-1100/1050 BC, while very few artifacts have been discovered from the Geometric and Archaic Eras. To the late 6th or early 5th century BC is dated the first phase of the fortification wall, which appears to have been renovated in the later part of the 4th century BC. To the same period probably is dated the circular cistern that has been explored between the two gates. The most important finds from the Hellenistic Era consist of typical pottery of the period, fragments of clay figurines and coins. In contrast, very few objects have been found from the Roman period. The ancient fortifications were repaired, according to Prokopios, by the emperor Justinian; in the area of the saddle in particular, the fortification wall was reinforced with three square towers, probably built on top of older ones. Between the two gates, a cross-wall sealed off the eastern plateau of the acropolis and this wall, too, may have been constructed above an ancient one. During the Middle and Late Byzantine Era the city took the shape of a kastron; although the excavations carried out so far are quite limited, parts of stone-paved streets, together with remains of secular and religious buildings have been unearthed. In the Ottoman period the acropolis was abandoned. Travelers who made precious descriptions and drawings of the ruined fortifications were the only visitors of the acropolis during the 19th century.
Τιμη τ ικός τ όμ ος γ ια τη Σ τέ λ λα Δ ρ ο ύ γ ο υ
In this paper is presented a particular type ... more Τιμη τ ικός τ όμ ος γ ια τη Σ τέ λ λα Δ ρ ο ύ γ ο υ
In this paper is presented a particular type of the so called as kernos vessel, found at Pharsala, Thessaly, during excavation of an hellenistic complex building including an oikos identified, by the presence of votive offerings, as a sanctuary of Cybele-the Mother of the Gods. The main characteristic of the black glazed kernos is that on its main body are attached three miniature vases, a kalathos, a stamnos pyxis and a pyxis type A. The typology, shape and the use of these vessels are discussed here and an attempt is made to be found parallels so that the whole vessel be clearly attributed to a category of kernos. It concludes that the Pharsalian kernos is closely connected with the cult of the Mother of the Gods, celebrated in a local sanctuary, as a part of the ceremonial female ritual of the Mysteries, during the first half of 2nd century BC.
ΛiΝΑ ΜΕΝΔΩΝη, Πρόλογος 9 ΑΓΓΕΛΙΚη ΓΙΑΝΝΙΚΟΥΡη, Εναρκτήριος χαιρετισμός στο Συνέδριο 11 Ι. ΧΡ. ΠΑΠ... more ΛiΝΑ ΜΕΝΔΩΝη, Πρόλογος 9 ΑΓΓΕΛΙΚη ΓΙΑΝΝΙΚΟΥΡη, Εναρκτήριος χαιρετισμός στο Συνέδριο 11 Ι. ΧΡ. ΠΑΠΑΧΡΙΣΤΟΔΟΥΛΟΥ, η ηώς Ζερβουδάκη και η Δωδεκάνησος 13 Α. ΓΙΑΝΝΙΚΟΥΡη, Β. ΕΛΕΥθΕΡΙΟΥ, Μ. ΠΙΚΟΥΛΑ, Ε. ΤΣΑΚΑΝΙΚΑ, Α. ΜΑΡΚΟΥ, Το έργο της στερέωσης και της αναστήλωσης των μνημείων της ακρόπολης της Λίνδου 25 Ε. ΣΤΑΣΙΝΟΠΟΥΛΟΥ-KaKaΡΟΥΓΚΑ ( †), η ηώς στο Εθνικό Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο 55 ΣΤ. ΔΡΟΥΓΟΥ, Μνήμη ηούς Ζερβουδάκη 63 Ο. ΚΑΚΑΒΟΓΙΑΝΝη, ηώς 67 M. D'acunto, Geometric and daedalic figurines from the italian excavations in the necropolis of ialysos 69 Β. ΜΑΧΑΙΡΑ, H συμβολή της κοροπλαστικής στην εικονογραφία και στην τυπολογία της πλαστικής κατά τα ελληνιστικά χρόνια. H συνεισφορά της Hούς Zερβουδάκη 79 a. KΑΤΣΙΩΤη, Πήλινοι λυχνοστάτες με πλαστική διακόσμηση στο στέλεχος από τη Pόδο 95 G. KoKKorou-alevras, a terracotta figurine from ancient Halasarna. cos and coan coroplastic production during the archaic -early classical period 111 Ε. ΣΚΕΡΛΟΥ, ΝΤ. ΓΡηΓΟΡΙΑΔΟΥ, Ειδώλια προερχόμενα από αποθέτες του ιερού της Δήμητρας στην Κω. Μια πρώτη προσέγγιση 119 Δ. ΜΠΟΣΝΑΚηΣ, Συμβολή στη μελέτη της ύστερης ελληνιστικής κοροπλαστικής της Κω: Ταφική τελετουργία και εικονογραφία (η τοπική παραλλαγή της γυμνής καθιστής γυναικείας μορφής με περιστέρι) 149 Μ. ΦΙΛHΜΟΝΟΣ-ΤΣΟΠΟΤΟΥ, eιδώλια από παιδικές ταφές στη Νίσυρο 177 e. siMantoni-Bournia, seated statuettes from the cemetery of sellada, thera 191 B. ΠΑΠΠΑ, Πήλινοι ανθοκάλυκες από τη Μινώα της Αμοργού 209 Φ. Ν. ΖΑΦΕΙΡΟΠΟΥΛΟΥ, Δύο ταφικά μικροτεχνήματα από τη νεκρόπολη της αρχαίας Πάρου 221 Κ. ΤΣΑΚΟΣ, Γ. ΓΙΑΝΝΑΚΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ, Κοροπλαστική από το ιερό της Δήμητρας θεσμοφόρου στη Σάμο 231 Μ. ΚΟΣΜΑ, Οικιακή λατρεία στην ύστερη ελληνιστική Σάμο 247 Λ. ΑΧΕΙΛΑΡΑ, Τα νέα ευρήματα κοροπλαστικής από τη βόρεια νεκρόπολη της Μυτιλήνης 261 Λ. ΣΟΥΧΛΕΡηΣ, Πήλινα ειδώλια ζώων και αντικείμενα μικροτεχνίας από την ανασκαφή του αρχαίου θεάτρου της ηφαιστίας στη Λήμνο. Τα πήλινα ειδώλια των ελεφάντων 275 Σ. ΣΑΜΑΡΤΖΙΔΟΥ, Π. ΜΠΑΝΤΙΝΟΥ, Άβδηρα: Ειδώλια «μυροφόρα» από ταφικό τύμβο της αρχαίας νεκρόπολης 291 Α. ΜΠΙΛΟΥΚΑ, Ι. ΓΡΑΙΚΟΣ, Υστεροαρχαϊκές πήλινες προτομές από τη Νέα Καλλικράτεια Χαλκιδικής 307 Β. ΜΙΣΑηΛΙΔΟΥ-ΔΕΣΠΟΤΙΔΟΥ, Ειδώλια ταφικών συνόλων του 4ου αι. π.Χ. από την αρχαία Άφυτη 317 Κ. ΤΖΑΝΑΒΑΡη, Πήλινες προτομές της συλλογής Γεωργίου Παπαηλιάκη στο Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο θεσσαλονίκης 329 Κ. ΣΙΣΜΑΝΙΔηΣ, Ανθρωπόμορφα και ζωόμορφα ειδώλια από το αρχαϊκό νεκροταφείο της Αγίας Παρασκευής Νομού θεσσαλονίκης 349 Π. ΑΔΑΜ-ΒΕΛΕΝη, Πήλινες προτομές από το Σέδες θεσσαλονίκης 361 η. ΖΩΓΡΑΦΟΥ, θεσσαλονίκης θέματα θεατρικά. η μαρτυρία των πήλινων ειδωλίων από τον χώρο της αρχαίας αγοράς 377 Α. ΧΡΥΣΟΣΤΟΜΟΥ -Π. ΧΡΥΣΟΣΤΟΜΟΥ, Πήλινα και φαγεντιανά πλαστικά αγγεία και ειδώλια των αρχαϊκών χρόνων από το Δυτικό Νεκροταφείο του Αρχοντικού Πέλλας 389 Κ. ΝΟΥΛΑΣ, η κοροπλαστική παραγωγή της Πύδνας στην κλασική και ελληνιστική εποχή 405 Σ. ΚΑΡΑΠΑΝΟΥ, Πήλινα ειδώλια από την πόλη της ελληνιστικής Φαρσάλου 419 ΣΤ. ΚΑΤΑΚΟΥΤΑ, Πήλινα πλακίδια της Μητέρας των θεών -Κυβέλης από ιερό της Φαρσάλου 435
The paper is an account of the excavation data concerning several tombs of Early Iron Age (11th-9... more The paper is an account of the excavation data concerning several tombs of Early Iron Age (11th-9th centuries B.C.) found at Pharsala. These data throw more light on the early history of the city and the connection of the new cemetery to those already known from the wider area is been discussed. Finally the question of the settlement pattern of the Enipeus valley is been assessed.
the study presents four similar terracotta relief plaques with representation of the Mother of th... more the study presents four similar terracotta relief plaques with representation of the Mother of the gods-kybele,fromwhichonlyonehasbeenrestored.thegoddessisdepictedenthronedwithinan ionic naiskos, holding a sceptre in her upraised right hand and a tympanon in her left. a lion cub rests at her lap, while a second lion stands to her right. the plaques were found in a space that is identifiedwithpubliccultofancientpharsala,togetherwithblack-glazevaseswith‘westSlope’decoration,twokernoiandanumberoffemalefigurines,outstandingamongwhicharetheprotomes, which are believed to represent dedicators. the group is dated to the hellenistic period (3rd to 1st half of 2nd c. Bc).
Conference Presentations by Stella Katakouta
ΠΕΤΑΣΟΣ, τευχ. 1(PETASOS digital series of Diachronic Museum of Larisa, Greece), 2019
This paper presents part of the ceramic material from an old excavation of the archaic tumuli at ... more This paper presents part of the ceramic material from an old excavation of the archaic tumuli at Hagios Georgios, Krannon region. In the V. Zafiroulis and K. Nanoulis plots, two tumuli with grave enclosures were excavated which contained many secondary cremations with rich offerings especially metal artefacts, dated from the
end of 7th century BC until the beginning of the 5th century BC.
The ceramic material is arranged in two main groups: the vessels used as urns, which form the majority and the offering vases. The first group contain only wheel made vases, products of local workshops, such as kraters (figs.2-3), krater amphoras(figs. 4-8), pithoi (figs. 9-10), pithos amphoras (fig. 11), amphoras (figs. 12-13) and stamnoid vases (figs. 14-15).
Based on the shape and the decoration of the vases, one can deduce that the production of sub-Geometric style vases, mainly the krater amphoras, is not interrupted in Thessaly during the 7th century BC although the end of this production cannot clearly be established. On the other hand, the Orientalizing-style decorate mainly the stamnoid vases, the production of which is dated in the 6th century BC.
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Maria Stamatopoulou-Stella Katakouta
This article offers an overview of monumental tomb architecture in Thessaly from the late Archaic to the late Hellenistic period. It discusses the persistence in the 6th to late 4th centuries BC of tholos tombs and (later) chamber tombs with corbelled (pyramidal) roofs at Pharsalos, Krannon and Gerakari, a typically Thessalian phenomenon, against alternative modes of funerary representation and architecture, namely carefully built cist tombs, often with interior decorattion, grouped under tumuli. Tholos/chamber tombs seem to go out of fashion in the second half of the 4th century BC. During the Hellenistic period, despite the strong Macedonian presence in Thessaly, the Macedonian tomb is attested in comparatively few sites of the region. The spatial distribution of Macedonian tombs and their architecture are discussed in comparison to similar monuments in the Greek peninsula and against other tomb structures from Thessaly: cist tombs under tumuli, e.g. the so-called ›Heroon‹ at Olympias/Gonno-
kondylos, and the tombs at Pilaf Tepe, Gomphoi and Homolion.
In this paper is presented a particular type of the so called as kernos vessel, found at Pharsala, Thessaly, during excavation of an hellenistic complex building including an oikos identified, by the presence of votive offerings, as a sanctuary of Cybele-the Mother of the Gods. The main characteristic of the black glazed kernos is that on its main body are attached three miniature vases, a kalathos, a stamnos pyxis and a pyxis type A. The typology, shape and the use of these vessels are discussed here and an attempt is made to be found parallels so that the whole vessel be clearly attributed to a category of kernos. It concludes that the Pharsalian kernos is closely connected with the cult of the Mother of the Gods, celebrated in a local sanctuary, as a part of the ceremonial female ritual of the Mysteries, during the first half of 2nd century BC.
Conference Presentations by Stella Katakouta
end of 7th century BC until the beginning of the 5th century BC.
The ceramic material is arranged in two main groups: the vessels used as urns, which form the majority and the offering vases. The first group contain only wheel made vases, products of local workshops, such as kraters (figs.2-3), krater amphoras(figs. 4-8), pithoi (figs. 9-10), pithos amphoras (fig. 11), amphoras (figs. 12-13) and stamnoid vases (figs. 14-15).
Based on the shape and the decoration of the vases, one can deduce that the production of sub-Geometric style vases, mainly the krater amphoras, is not interrupted in Thessaly during the 7th century BC although the end of this production cannot clearly be established. On the other hand, the Orientalizing-style decorate mainly the stamnoid vases, the production of which is dated in the 6th century BC.
Maria Stamatopoulou-Stella Katakouta
This article offers an overview of monumental tomb architecture in Thessaly from the late Archaic to the late Hellenistic period. It discusses the persistence in the 6th to late 4th centuries BC of tholos tombs and (later) chamber tombs with corbelled (pyramidal) roofs at Pharsalos, Krannon and Gerakari, a typically Thessalian phenomenon, against alternative modes of funerary representation and architecture, namely carefully built cist tombs, often with interior decorattion, grouped under tumuli. Tholos/chamber tombs seem to go out of fashion in the second half of the 4th century BC. During the Hellenistic period, despite the strong Macedonian presence in Thessaly, the Macedonian tomb is attested in comparatively few sites of the region. The spatial distribution of Macedonian tombs and their architecture are discussed in comparison to similar monuments in the Greek peninsula and against other tomb structures from Thessaly: cist tombs under tumuli, e.g. the so-called ›Heroon‹ at Olympias/Gonno-
kondylos, and the tombs at Pilaf Tepe, Gomphoi and Homolion.
In this paper is presented a particular type of the so called as kernos vessel, found at Pharsala, Thessaly, during excavation of an hellenistic complex building including an oikos identified, by the presence of votive offerings, as a sanctuary of Cybele-the Mother of the Gods. The main characteristic of the black glazed kernos is that on its main body are attached three miniature vases, a kalathos, a stamnos pyxis and a pyxis type A. The typology, shape and the use of these vessels are discussed here and an attempt is made to be found parallels so that the whole vessel be clearly attributed to a category of kernos. It concludes that the Pharsalian kernos is closely connected with the cult of the Mother of the Gods, celebrated in a local sanctuary, as a part of the ceremonial female ritual of the Mysteries, during the first half of 2nd century BC.
end of 7th century BC until the beginning of the 5th century BC.
The ceramic material is arranged in two main groups: the vessels used as urns, which form the majority and the offering vases. The first group contain only wheel made vases, products of local workshops, such as kraters (figs.2-3), krater amphoras(figs. 4-8), pithoi (figs. 9-10), pithos amphoras (fig. 11), amphoras (figs. 12-13) and stamnoid vases (figs. 14-15).
Based on the shape and the decoration of the vases, one can deduce that the production of sub-Geometric style vases, mainly the krater amphoras, is not interrupted in Thessaly during the 7th century BC although the end of this production cannot clearly be established. On the other hand, the Orientalizing-style decorate mainly the stamnoid vases, the production of which is dated in the 6th century BC.