Le palais d'Amathonte: des origines à la fin de l'Antiquité. Chypre and allegories

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The calcite chapel is a resting place for the processional barque of Amun during his exodus festivals

it was strongly condemned by religious and civil authorities

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Le palais d'Amathonte: des origines à la fin de l'Antiquité. Chypre and allegoriesAmathus is one of the oldest kingdoms in Cyprus. French excavations on the site of the city revealed, as early as the 1970s, the remains of the palace of the local kings. Archaeological exploration there has provided sources of prime importance for archaeologists, historians, and art historians seeking to understand the phenomenon of the genesis and subsequent evolution of the small Cypriot kingdoms or principalities in the heart of the Eastern