Plan, Athens, Eschara
| Context: | Athens |
| Type: | Altar |
| Summary: | Ground altar; on the northern side of the Agora, to the south of the Altar of the 12 Gods. |
| Date: | ca. 525 BC - 500 BC |
| Dimensions: | Altar area: 1.76 m x 3.77 m. |
| Region: | Attica |
| Period: | Archaic |
Plan:
Area bounded by a stone curb, surrounded by a paved area enclosed by a wall.
History:
This type of altar was often associated with a particular hero. May have served as a shrine to the Aeginetan hero Aiakos.
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