La question du sanctuaire de Limassol-Komissariato : modalités de la présence phénicienne dans le royaume d'Amathonte

The material retrieved from the Cypro-Archaic sanctuary of Limassol-Komissariato gives important informations about the long-debated issue of Phoenician penetration in the Amathous kingdom. Notable Eastern influences do not define this place as a purely Phoenician sanctuary : some terracottas have affinities with Phoenician and Punic productions, as remarked by many scholars, but the zoomorphic figurines are isolated ; besides, most of the material, and especially the ceramics, are certainly of local manufacture. The evidence thus suggests an indigenous cult which incorporated Phoenician elements, well established in the city-capital. Since the publication of the Limassol-Komissariato sanctuary, thirty years ago, new discoveries in Limassol and its area show a strong Phoenician influence in local crafts but they do not give indisputable proof for a Phoenician presence in the Amathus kingdom.Alpe Laurence. La question du sanctuaire de Limassol-Komissariato : modalités de la présence phénicienne dans le royaume d'Amathonte. In: Cahiers du Centre d'Etudes Chypriotes. Volume 37, 2007. Hommage à Annie Caubet. pp. 265-282