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CAN ARCHITECTURE AND ICONOGRAPHY HELP TO LOCATE THE SETTINGS OF THE RITUALS?
In the sanctuary of Artemis Brauronia we are fortunate enough to be able to elucidate the rituals, which took place there through written, iconographic and architectural sources. In this article I shall search for and try to identify some of the locations for the rituals depicted on the very interesting krateriskoi, which were found in large numbers in this sanctuary and were undoubtedly made there. They were also found in other Artemis sanctuaries in Attica, especially numerous in the sanctuary of Artemis Mounichia in Piraeus. It is quite unusual in Greek sanctuaries (in contrast for example to Egyptian sanctuaries) to find illustrations of the rituals taking place there; one of the few exceptions apart from Brauron is the Kabeirion near Thebes, where many vases with ritual scenes have been found, another is the sanctuary of Demeter and Core in Eleusis, where several depictions of the rituals, including mysteries, which took place here have been identified.