Ancient Curse Jar from Athenian Agora Analyzed
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
ATHENS, GREECE Jessica Lamont of Yale University has analyzed a ceramic jar holding the bones of a young chicken discovered in 2006 near several burned pyres that contained animal remains under the floor of the Classical Commercial Building of the Agora in Athens, according to a
Live Sciencereport. Lamont said the 2,300-year-old jar had been gouged with a large iron nail and inscribed with the names of more than 55 people and the words “we bind.” The inscriptions were written with a stylus by at least two people with knowledge of how to cast a powerful curse, Lamont explained. She thinks the number of intended victims suggests they may have been witnesses and family members involved in an impending lawsuit concerning the industrial building where the jar was found, but she also noted that several factions were fighting in Athens at the time in the wake of the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. T
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Ancient Tomb Sculptures Uncovered in Greece
ATHENS, GREECE
The Greek City Timesreports that excavations ahead of construction work near the Athens International Airport uncovered pieces of an ancient white marble sculpture of two women. The two main fragments, found facing each other, are thought to have been part of a burial monument. One piece depicts a seated woman wearing a transparent robe. Her feet rest on a footstool. This part of the statue is thought to represent the woman buried in the tomb. To her left, a servant stands resting her head in her left hand. Researchers from Greece’s Ministry of Culture and Sports suggest the sculptures were erected in the cemetery before 317 B.C., when luxurious burial monuments were outlawed by Demetrius of Phaleron, who had been appointed ruler of Athens by the Macedonian king Cassander. To read about lead curse tablets discovered in Athens Kerameikos cemetery, go to The Cursing Well.