Favissa
A ''favissa'' is a cultic storage place, usually a pit or an underground cellar, for sacred utensils and votive objects no longer in use. ''Favissae'' were located within the sacred temple precincts of the various ancient Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean civilizations. Archaeologists have found such pits in Ancient Egypt, the Culture of ancient Rome, Roman world and in the Phoenicia, Phoenician and Punic people, Punic world. Etymology The term is derived from the Etruscan language, Etruscan or related to the Latin ''fovea'' "pit". During the time of ancient Rome, the term ''favissa'' referred to a cylindrical underground storage space, specifically designed to house votive objects. These repositories were typically located outside the main sanctuary but within the sacred grounds known as ''temenos''. The Roman ''favissa'' served a similar purpose as the Treasury, Greek treasury, functioning as a dedicated space for storing valuable offerings and dedicatory items. Roman ''fav ...
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Phoenician Statuettes
Phoenician may refer to: * Phoenicia, an ancient civilization * Phoenician alphabet ::Phoenician (Unicode block) * Phoenicianism, a form of Lebanese nationalism * Phoenician language Phoenician ( ) is an extinct language, extinct Canaanite languages, Canaanite Semitic languages, Semitic language originally spoken in the region surrounding the cities of Tyre, Lebanon, Tyre and Sidon. Extensive Tyro-Sidonian trade and commerci ... * List of Phoenician cities * Phoenix, Arizona See also

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