Ancient Mediterranean

Digital Project

Kition temple wall graffiti (block 3)

Cat. No.

C90-95, C104-C141

Date

Temple 1: c.1200 B.C. (terminus post quem); Temple 4: terminus ante quem 850 BC Argued date range: 1200-1000 BC, prior to Kition Floor I

Findspot

Kition, Area II, Temple 1 (southern wall orthostats) and Temple 4 (altar)

Accession Number

n/a

Capture

Captured by
Tzveta Manolova

Method
Photogrammetry

Processing

Processed by
Jackson Payne

Software
Adobe Lightroom (photographs), RealityScan (model), ZBrush (remeshing), Marmoset Toolbag 3 (texture maps)

Model

Type
Textured 3D mesh

Measurements
In centimetres: the model is scaled to the object's recorded size (301 × 20.8 × 142.7 cm), so the measuring tape gives real sizes

Joins with
T1.1, T1.2, T1.4, T1.5, T1.6, T1.7 (switch on Together in the viewer to see them in place)

Mesh
330,904 triangles

Web version
glTF binary (GLB), 300,000 triangles, 4096 px texture, 7.4 MB

Viewer
Smithsonian Voyager

Publication

Identifier
https://ancmed.ulb.be/model.php?id=75

First published
2024-05-02

Rights
© The institution holding the object. 3D model by T. Manolova (capture) and J. Payne (processing). For viewing only: not to be downloaded or reused without the institution's permission (see Copyright).

Cite as
Manolova, T. & Payne, J. (2024). Kition temple wall graffiti (block 3) [3D model]. Ancient Mediterranean Digital Project. https://ancmed.ulb.be/model.php?id=75