Deposit of ancient votive offerings no longer in use
The Byblos votive figurines found in one of the favissae of the Temple of the Obelisks in Byblos
A favissa is a cultic storage place, usually a pit or an underground cellar, for sacred utensils and votive objects no longer in use. Favissae were located within the sacred temple precincts of the various ancient Mediterranean civilizations. Archaeologists have found such pits in Ancient Egypt, the Roman world and in the Phoenician and Punic world.[1][2]
A favissa is a cultic storage place, usually a pit or an underground cellar, for sacred utensils and votive objects no longer in use. Favissae were located...
tablet was Ayagapata meaning homage panel." Anathema Devotional articles Favissa Fire worship Grave goods Pinax Ralaghan Man Senjafuda Sin offering Votive...
chronology of the found objects. In Italian, such a pit is known as a favissa (plural favissae). Reflecting its meaning of "recess" or "pit" bothros...
One burial points to a late Bronze Age occupation. A large Philistine favissa (deposit of cultic artifacts) was discovered on Temple Hill. Two excavation...
sanctuary favissa. This statue resembles several examples of Cypriot cultic statues that were discovered among the materials of the favissa of the Phoenician...
sections, the second one beginning with the word DVENOS. It was found in a favissa (votive deposit). It belongs to the kind known as "speaking inscriptions"...
the 4th century BC. The remains of the demolished temple were cast in a favissa that only contained material dating from the 5th and first half of the...
positions, standing upright, while a few others were discovered buried in a favissa (a well for votive deposits). 1959 view of the temple base and top Montet's...
ran until 2004. From 2000 to 2003, she headed the research project “The favissa of the Herakles Melqart sanctuary in Amrit” within the framework of the...
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