Abstract
The article is the publication of two archaeological intact “Megarion” bowls found the grave goods in tombs nos. 2 (?) and 7, revealed during the excavation at the necropolis of the Greek city of Porthmion in the Eastern Crimea. One of them is decorated with the frieze with the images of Erots driving the chariots; the other one has the overlapping leaves. The bowls were produced in Ionia in the 2nd century BC.
Keywords
Bosporan kingdom, Porthmion, necropolis, crypt, burial, inventory, “megarion” bowl
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