Metapontum, Tavole Palatine (Building)
Extramural sanctuary, located ca. 3 km. outside the site, on the right bank of the Bradano River.
- ID:
- aa_248
- Type:
- Building
- Date:
- ca. -520
- Period:
- Archaic
- Context:
- Metapontum
- Region:
- Lucania
- Dimensions:
-
Overall dimensions 18.46 m. x 35.69 m. Dimensions of stylobate 16.06 m. x 33.30 m. (proportions of approximately 1:2). Lower column diameter 1.06 m. Upper column diameter 0.785 m. Height of columns (including capitals) 5.21 m. Interaxial intercolumniation 2.96 m. Intercolumniation at flanks 2.90 - 2.94 m. Overall dimensions of cella building: 23.82 m. x 8.20 m. (external dimensions). Pronaos 3.45 m. x 5.67 m. Naos 10.30 x 5.67 m. Adyton 4.00 m. x 5.67 m.
- Type:
- Temple
Date Description
The temple is dated to ca. 520 B.C. due to the style and profile of the column capitals, and the date of the ceramic and terracotta votive objects from the votive deposit inside the cella.
Plan
In plan, the temple is peripteral with 6 x 12 columns surrounding a cella building containing pronaos, naos and adyton, with no propteron. The plan is viewed as representing a reaction against the overly long proportions of the
History
The temple was built in one major building phase, in ca. 520-510 B.C. As is the case with other temples at the site, the roof of the temple was restored at a later date; terracotta architectural fragments dating to the mid-fifth century B.C. were found.
