<Location> Elefsina (Eleusis site), Suburb of Athens, Greece
A kind of altar made of Roman bricks, but, as another construction is recognisable underneath, this might have superseded a smilar previous altar.
It has a form of an rectangular well, with a deep hole in the middle. This type of altar is called Eschara - sacrificial hearth - , and is related to the deities of the underworld.
Reference
- Christopher Mee & Antony Spawforth, Greece. An Oxford Archaeological Guide. Oxford/ OUP, 2001, p. 138.
- Robin Barbar, Athens (Blue Guide), London- N.Y. 2002, p. 270.
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