Marble relief sculpture from frieze of the architrave, Eleusis, Lesser Pro...
Aerial view from SW, Eleusis, Greater Propylon, Lesser Propylon, Stoa of t...
Gateway from S, Eleusis, Lesser Propylon
Plan, Eleusis, Lesser Propylon
| Context: | Eleusis |
| Type: | Gate |
| Summary: | Gate building; proper entrance to the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore, south of the Greater Propylon. |
| Date: | ca. 60 BC - ca. 10 BC |
| Region: | Attica |
| Period: | Roman |
Plan:
Ionic attached columns along 2 parallel walls enclosing a passage. Antae extended forward of the doors on the south. Two Corinthian columns supported roof of long vestibule. Inner end divided into 3 by short walls, parallel to exterior walls. Inner portico 2 Caryatids.
History:
This gate replaced an earlier Peisistratid gate at the same location.
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