Published by the Swedish Institute at Athens. Distributed by Astrom Editions. Opuscula Atheniensia. Annual of the Swedish Institute at Athens 22–23, 1997–1998 Contents Marie-Françoise Billot, ‘Sanctuaire et cultes d’Athéna à Argos’, pp. 7–52. Hélène Borrman, Mascot Fjaestad-Seger, E. Urban Engström & Paul Åström, ‘A dental radiographic examination of a Late Bronze Age skull from Kition’, pp. 53–56. Katie Demakopoulou, Nicoletta Divari-Valakou, Paul Åström & Gisela Walberg, ‘Excavations in Midea 1995–1996’, pp. 57–90. Johan Flemberg, ‘An Anadyomene in the Milles Collection’, pp. 91–101. Barbro Santillo Frizell, ‘Monumental building at Mycenae. Its function and audience’, pp. 103–116. Jane F. Lloyd, ‘The Minoan hall system and the problem of an entrance to the South House at Knossos’, pp. 117–140. G.H.R. Wright, ‘Puer aeternus in prehistoric Cyprus’, pp. 141–146 Miscellanea Göran Henriksson & Mary Blomberg, ‘Petsophas and the summer solstice’, pp. 147–151. Penelope A. Mountjoy, ‘An octopus stirrup jar from Kalymnos’, pp. 152–154 In memoriam Alfred Westholm (written by Paul Åström), p. 155. Erik Holmberg (written by Paul Åström), p. 156. Book reviews Henrik Gerding, ‘Review of P. James et al., Centuries of darkness. A challenge to the conventional chronology of Old World archaeology’, pp. 157–160. Gunnel Ekroth, ‘Review of C.M. Antonaccio, An archaeology…

Published by the Swedish Institute at Athens. Distributed by Astrom Editions. Ancient Greek cult practice from the epigraphical evidence. Proceedings of the Second International Seminar on Ancient Greek Cult organized by the Swedish Institute at Athens, 22–24 November 1991 Edited by Robin Hägg Abstract Thirteen papers read at an international seminar in Athens deal with various phenomena of Greek cult practice, analysing the information contained in inscriptions, such as sacred laws. Among the special topics discussed are: the definition of “state cult”, the arrival of Asclepius in Athens, the rite of theoxenia, regulations concerning everyday life in a Greek temenos, the occurrence of cakes in sacrifice regulations, the food and drink at two festivals on Delos, the role of musicians in Greek cult, the sacred laws of Lykosoura, the cult of Artemis Ortheia at Messene, the cult of Poseidon-Erechtheus on the Acropolis of Athens, the interpretation of lead curse tablets and other magical texts in Greek from Cyprus and Asia Minor. Contents ‘Preface’, p. 7. Sara B. Aleshire, ‘Towards a definition of “state cult” for ancient Athens’, pp. 9–16. Kevin Clinton, ‘The Epidauria and the arrival of Asclepius in Athens’, pp. 17–34. Michael H. Jameson, ‘Theoxenia’, pp. 35–57. György Németh, Μεδ’ ὄνθον…

Published by the Swedish Institute at Athens. Distributed by Astrom Editions. Opuscula Atheniensia 20 Contents Articles Diane L. Bolger, ‘Engendering Cypriot archaeology: female roles and statuses before the Bronze Age’ Katie Demakopoulou, Nicolletta Divari-Valakou & Gisela Walberg, ‘Excavations and restoration work in Midea 1990–1992’ Björn Forsén, ‘Marmorne Gewichtsteine aus Thera’ David Frankel & Jennifer M. Webb, ‘Hobs and hearths in Bronze Age Cyprus’ Carole Gillis, ‘Binding evidence. Tin foil and organic binder on Aegean Late Bronze Age pottery’ Vassos Karageorghis, ‘Monkeys and bears in Cypriot art’ Jane F. Lloyd, ‘A clay triton shell in a private collection in New York’ Erik Østby, Jean-Marc Luce, Gullög C. Nordquist, Chiara Tarditi & Mary E. Voyatzis, ‘The sanctuary of Athena Elea at Tegea: first preliminary report (1990–1992)’ Jari Pakkanen, ‘Accuracy and proportional rules in Greek Doric temples’ Edgar Peltenburg, ‘Constructing authority: the Vounos enclosure model’ Claus Reinholdt, ‘”ΝΟΣΤΟΣ ΌΔΥΣΣΗΙ” oder Vita Humana? Zu einem Vasenbild des Schweinemalers in Cambridge’ Paavo Roos, ‘In search of ancient stadia and hippodromes in Anatolia’ Ilse Schoep, ‘”Home sweet home”. Some comments on the so-called house models from the prehellenic Aegean’ Eva Toivonen Skage, ‘Supplementary sherds from Ayos Jakovos Tomb 9, Dromos’ Eberhard Zangger, ‘The island of Asine:…

Published by the Swedish Institute at Athens. Distributed by Astrom Editions. Opuscula Atheniensia 19 Contents Carl Nylander, ‘Sture Brunnsåker, 1925–1978’, p. 9. Paul Åström, Katie Demakopoulou, Nicoletta Divari-Valakou & Peter M. Fischer, ‘Excavations in Midea, 1989–1990’, pp. 11–22. Gisela Walberg, ‘Excavations on the Lower Terraces at Midea’, pp. 23–39. Birgitta Bergquist, ‘A particular, Western Greek cult practice? The significance of stele-crowned, sacrificial deposits’, pp. 41–47. Mary Blomberg, ‘The meaning of Χελιδών in Hesiod’, pp. 49–57. Robin Hägg & Gullög C. Nordquist, ‘Excavations in the Levendis sector at Asine, 1989. A preliminary report with an appendix on the animal bones by Katrin Moberg’, pp. 59–68. Tullia Linders, ‘The Delian temple accounts: some observations’, pp. 69–73. Alexandros Mazarakis Ainian, ‘Nichoria in the south-western Peloponnese: Units VI-1 and IV-5 reconsidered’, pp. 75–84. Erik Østby, ‘Der dorische Tempel von Pherai’, pp. 85–113. Paul Rehak, ‘Minoan vessels with figure-eight shields: antecedents to the Knossos throneroom alabastra’, pp. 115–124. Eva Rystedt, ‘Notes on the rattle scenes on Attic Geometric pottery’, pp. 125–133. Berit Wells, ‘The walls of Asine’, pp. 135–142. Charlotte Wikander, ‘Pomp and circumstance. The procession of Ptolemaios II’, pp. 143–150. Örjan Wikander, ‘Archaic roof-tiles: the first (?) generation’, pp. 151–161. Miscellanea Åke Åkerström (†),…

Published by the Swedish Institute at Athens. Distributed by Astrom Editions. Opuscula Atheniensia 17 Contents Articles Paul Åström, Katie Demakopoulou & Gisela Walberg, ‘Excavations in Midea 1985’, pp. 7–11. Valerie Cook, ‘Cyprus and the outside world during the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age’, pp. 13–32. Kåre Fagerström, ‘Fnds, function and plan: a contribution to the interpretation of Iron Age Nichoria in Messenia’, pp. 33–50. Arne Furumark (†), ‘Linear A and Minoan religion’, pp. 51–90. Heinz-Eberhard Giesecke, ‘Kretische Schurze’, pp. 91–98. Robin Hägg, ‘The last ceremony in the Throne Room at Knossos’, pp. 99–105. Pontus Hellström, ‘The planned function of the Mnesiklean Propylaia’, pp. 107–121. Bente Kiilerich, ‘Bluebeard—a snake-tailed Geryon?’, pp. 123–136. Nanno Marinatos, ‘The “African” of Thera reconsidered’, pp. 137–141. Susana Sjödin, ‘Bronze Age pottery sherds from Cyprus. Further supplementary material from Kalopsidha trench 9’, pp. 143–165. Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood, ‘”Myth” and history: on Herodotus III.48 and 50–53’, pp. 167–182. Colette Verlinden, ‘Réflexions sur la function et la production des figurines anthropomorphes Minoennes en bronze’, pp. 183–189. Anna Wærn-Sperber, ‘Mössbauer spectroscopy and quantitative chemical analyses of Early Cypriote black-topped pottery. A preliminary investigation’, pp. 191–197. Gisela Walberg, ‘Was Evans right? Further notes on Middle Minoan chronology’, pp….

Published by the Swedish Institute at Athens. Distributed by Astrom Editions. Early Greek cult practice. Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium at the Swedish Institute at Athens, 26-29 June, 1986 Edited by Robin Hägg, Nanno Marinatos & Gullög C. Nordquist Abstract Twenty-eight papers on the phenomena of early Greek cult practice, concentrating on the Late Geometric, Archaic and Classical periods, read at an international conference in Athens; the papers are followed by transcripts of the discussions of the symposium. The papers are arranged in eight groups, discussing (1) animal sacrifice, Minoan to Greek, (2) Greek sacrificial ritual, (3) early cults at Knossos and Sparta, (4) temples, altars, cult images and ritual meals, (5) water in the cult, (6) votive offerings, (7) cult practice and cultural anthropology, and (8) special cults and cult practices (including cults of heroes, veneration of ancestors, ritual haircuts and building sacrifices).  Contents ‘Preface’, p. 7 Animal sacrifice, Minoan to Greek Nanno Marinatos, ‘The imagery of sacrifice: Minoan and Greek’, pp. 9–20 Birgitta Bergquist, ‘The archaeology of sacrifice: Minoan-Mycenaean versus Greek’, pp. 21–34 B.C. Dietrich, ‘The instrument of sacrifice’, pp. 35–40 Demetrius U. Schilardi, ‘The temple of Athena at Koukounaries. Observations on the cult of Athena on…

Published by the Swedish Institute at Athens. Distributed by Astrom Editions. Opuscula Atheniensia 15 Contents Hjördis von Arbin, ‘The alabastron-shaped vases found in the “Throne Room” at Knossos’, pp. 7–16. Paul Åström, ‘Aegyptiaca at Hala Sultan Tekke’, pp. 17–24. Barbro Santillo Frizell, ‘The tholos tomb at Berbati’, pp. 25–44. Barbro Santillo Frizell & Raffaele Santillo, ‘The construction and structural behaviour of the Mycenaean tholos tomb’, pp. 45–52. Erik Holmberg & Alain Pasquier, ‘Four Corinthian vases in the Röhss Museum and some others’, pp. 53–66. Robin Hägg & Yvonne Lindau, ‘The Minoan “Snake Frame” reconsidered’, pp. 67–77. Kerstin Höghammar, ‘The dating of the Roman bath at Asine in Argolis’, pp. 79–106. Tullia Linders, ‘The kandys in Greece and Persia’, pp. 107–114. Nanno Marinatos, ‘The date-palm in Minoan iconography and religion’, pp. 115–122. Hugo Montgomery, ‘Silver, coins and the wealth of a city state’, pp. 123–133. P.A. Mountjoy, ‘The bronze greaves from Athens. A case for a LHIIIC date’, pp. 135–146. Bogdan Rutkowski, ‘Das Siedlungswesen von Amnissos in Neolithikum und Bronzezeit’, pp. 147–153. Charlotte Scheffer, ‘Aegean, bronze-age, spit supports with scalloped tops’, pp. 155–162. Johan Henrik Schreiner, ‘Historical methods, Hellanikos, and the era of Kimon’, pp. 163–171. Gisela Walberg, ‘The Tod Treasure…

Published by the Swedish Institute at Athens. Distributed by Astrom Editions. Studies in the treasure records of Artemis Brauronia found in Athens By Tullia Linders Bibliographical information Tullia Linders, Studies in the treasure records of Artemis Brauronia found in Athens (Skrifter utgivna av Svenska institutet i Athen, 4°, 19), Jonsered 1972. ISSN 0586-0539. Alternative series title: Acta Instituti Atheniensis Regni Sueciae series in 4˚, XIX

Published by the Swedish Institute at Athens. Distributed by Astrom Editions. Opuscula Atheniensia 10 Contents Carl-Gustaf Styrenius, ‘Excavations at Chania 1969’, pp. 1–7. Paul Åström & Hakon Hjelmqvist, ‘Grain impressions from Cyprus and Crete’, pp. 9–14. Erik Tholander, ‘Evidence of the use of carburized steel and quench hardening in Late Bronze Age Cyprus’, pp. 15–22. Vassos Karageorghis, ‘A pair of bronze blinkers from Cyprus in the National Museum, Copenhagen’, 23–24. Paavo Roos, ‘The rock-tomb doors of the Lyco-Carian borderland’, pp. 25–30. Paavo Roos & Peter Herrmann, ‘Zusätzliches zum südöstlichen Karien’, pp. 31–40. Robin Hägg, ‘Protogeometrische und geometrische Keramik in Nauplion’, pp. 41–52. P.M. Fraser & T. Rönne-Linders, ‘Some more Boeotian and West Greek tombstones’, pp. 53–83. Tullia Rönne-Linders, ‘A Hellenistic tombstone in the Ashmolean’, pp. 85–90. Bibliographical information Opuscula Atheniensia 10 (Skrifter utgivna av Svenska institutet i Athen, 4°, 18), Jonsered 1971. ISSN 0586-0539. ISBN 9789185086016.

Published by the Swedish Institute at Athens. Distributed by Astrom Editions. Boeotian and West Greek tombstones By Peter Marshall Fraser & Tullia Rönne Bibliographical information Peter Marshall Fraser & Tullia Rönne, Boeotian and West Greek tombstones (Skrifter utgivna av Svenska institutet i Athen, 4°, 6), Lund 1957. ISSN 0586-0539. Alternative series title: Acta Instituti Atheniensis Regni Sueciae series in 4˚, VI