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Abstract:
Seventh-century material from the sanctuary of Artemis Mounichia is especially rich. It consists mostly of pottery –about 1500 sherds, very few of which belong to the same vases and a limited number of smaller objects, basically terracotta figurines and women’s jewellery. Despite its fragmentary state of preservation, the pottery provides us with a range of evidence for the prosperity of the sanctuary during this period and for issues related to the cult, the dedicators, and the potters. The plethora of sherds, some bearing traces of fire, come from pedestal kraters and confirm the continuous use of this particular shape from the Geometric period through to the end of the seventh century. A large quantity of sherds belong to small Subgeometric vases, mainly krateriskoi, various of which are attributed to prominent seventh-century Attic artists. The study of the pottery from the sanctuary, in conjunction with evidence from other cult sites in Attica, indicates an intensive cult activity and a differentiation in the quality of the vessels, suggesting dedicators coming from different social groups, devoted to collective ritual practices, who participated in a common religious life