ΛΕΟΝΤΟΚΕΦΑΛΗ WATER SPOUTS FROM THE EXCAVATIONS OF THE JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY AT THE AGORA OF NEA PAPHOS, CYPRUS
Journal: Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing eBooks
Year: 2024

This article undertakes a functional, chronological and provenance study of two architectural details found during the excavations in the Agora of Nea Paphos, Cyprus. Both artefacts represent a fragmentarily preserved protome known as a λεοντοκεφαλή (lion head) water spout. These were recognised as elements of a water system that formed a part of the sculptural decoration of the monumental buildings’ roofs or public fountains. The lion heads from the Agora were classified as sculptures belonging