Fine Ware and Lamps from the Residence of Chrysaliskos
Year: 2023

The Residence of Chrysaliskos is one of the most interesting Late Hellenistic fortified con structions, situated in the north-eastern part of the Taman Peninsula. It was excavated in 1970- 1973 by Nikolay Sokol’skiy. This house, which was a residence of a powerful Bosporan official during the reign of king Asandros, was destroyed in a great fire. In the layers of destruction, an important pottery assemblage was unearthed. The materials from the excavations have been preliminary published but wit