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‘Paradise’ Earned: The Bacchic-Orphic Gold Lamellae of Crete.

  Tzifopoulos, Yannis. 2010. Paradise Earned: The Bacchic-Orphic Gold Lamellae of Crete. Hellenic Studies Series 23. Washington, DC: Center for Hellenic Studies. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.ebook:CHS_TzifopoulosY.Paradise_Earned_The_Bacchic-Orphic_Gold_Lamellae.2010.

Appendix 2

Long- or Short-Text Epistomia, and Provenance

Epistomia Engraved with Long Texts

  Group Provenance Date BCE Leaves/Coins
1 A1 Thourioi, Italy IV c.  
2 A2 Thourioi, Italy IV c.  
3 A3 Thourioi, Italy IV c.  
4 A4 Thourioi, Italy IV c.  
5 C1 Thourioi, Italy Iv c.  
6 B1 Petelia, Italy IV c.  
7 B10 Hipponion, Italy ca. 400  
8 B2 Pharsalos, Thessaly 360–340  
9 B9 Thessaly 350–300  
10 D3 Pherai, Thessaly 350–300  
11 D5 Pherai, Thessaly ca. 300  
12 B11 Entella?, West Sicily III c.?  
13 D2 Pelinna Thessaly ca. 275 yes
14 B3 Eleutherna, Crete III–I c.  
15 B4 Eleutherna, Crete III–I c.  
16 B5 Eleutherna, Crete III–I c.  
17 B6 Eleutherna, Crete III–I c.  
18 B7 Eleutherna, Crete III–I c.  
19 B8 Eleutherna, Crete III–I c.  
20 B12 Sfakaki, Crete II–early I c.  
21 A5 Rome, Italy II c. CE  

Epistomia Engraved with Short or No Texts

  Group Provenance Date BCE Leaves/Coins
1 D1 Poseidonia, Italy VI c.?  
2 F8 Pydna, Pieria, Macedonia 336–300 coin
3 F9 Pydna, Pieria, Macedonia 336–300 coin
4 E3 Pella, Macedonia ca. 300 yes
5 F3 Methone, Pieria, Macedonia ca. 300  
6 F6 Pella, Macedonia ca. 300 yes
7 F10 Europos, Kilkis, Macedonia ca. 300  
8 F11 Pella, Macedonia ca. 300 yes
9 E2 Aigai (Vergina), Macedonia ca. 300  
10 E5 Agios Athanassios, Macedonia ca. 300  
11 D4 Amphipolis, Macedonia 320–280  
12 F12 Dion, Pieria, Macedonia 325–250? pseudo-coin
13 F1 Elis, Peloponnese 300–275  
14 F7 Elis, Peloponnese III c. yes
15 E1 Eleutherna, Crete III–I c.  
16 F2 Aigeion, Peloponnese III–I c. yes
17 F4 Aigeion, Peloponnese III–I c. yes
18 F5 Aigeion, Peloponnese III–I c. yes
19 E4 Sfakaki, Crete 20 BCE–40 CE  
20 G1 Pella, Macedonia 200–150 yes
21 G2 Sfakaki, Crete 1–50 CE  
22 G3 Sfakaki, Crete 50–100 CE  
23 G4 Sfakaki, Crete I c. CE  

Provenance

South Italy and Sicily

  Provenance Group Date BCE Leaves/Coins
1 Poseidonia, Italy D1 VI c.?  
2 Thourioi, Italy A1 IV c.  
3 Thourioi, Italy A2 IV c.  
4 Thourioi, Italy A3 IV c.  
5 Thourioi, Italy A4 IV c.  
6 Thourioi, Italy C1 IV c.  
7 Petelia, Italy B1 IV c.  
8 Hipponion, Italy B10 ca. 400  
9 Entella?, West Sicily B11 III c.?  
10 Rome, Italy A5 II c. CE  

Crete

  Provenance Group Date BCE Leaves/Coins
1 Eleutherna B3 III–I c.  
2 Eleutherna B4 III–I c.  
3 Eleutherna B5 III–I c.  
4 Eleutherna B6 III–I c.  
5 Eleutherna B7 III–I c.  
6 Eleutherna B8 III–I c.  
7 Eleutherna E1 III–I c.  
8 Sfakaki B12 II–early I c.  
9 Sfakaki E4 20 BCE–40 CE  
10 Sfakaki G2 1–50 CE  
11 Sfakaki G3 50–100 CE  
12 Sfakaki G4 I c. CE  

Macedonia

  Provenance Group Date BCE Leaves/Coins
1 Pydna, Pieria F8 336–300 coin
2 Pydna, Pieria F9 336–300 coin
3 Methone, Pieria F3 ca. 300  
4 Europos, Kilkis F10 ca. 300  
5 Pella E3 ca. 300 yes
6 Pella F6 ca. 300 yes
7 Pella F11 ca. 300  
8 Aigai (Vergina) E2 ca. 300  
9 Agios Athanassios E5 ca. 300  
10 Dion, Pieria D4 325–250? pseudo-coin
11 Amphipolis D4 320–280  
12 Pella G1 200–150 yes

Thessaly

  Provenance Group Date BCE Leaves/Coins
1 Pharsalos B2 360–340  
2 Thessaly B9 350–320  
3 Pherai D3 ca. 300  
4 Pherai D5 ca. 300  
5 Pelinna D2 ca. 275 yes

Peloponnese

  Provenance Group Date BCE Leaves/Coins
1 Elis F1 300–275  
2 Elis F7 III c. yes
3 Aigeion F2 III–I c. yes
4 Aigeion F4 III–I c. yes
5 Aigeion F5 III–I c. yes