The Tavaniotis Mansion-Museum: Marble perirranterio (holy water basin) of the 4th c. BC from the Sanctuary of Dionysus in Kambana (Maroneia)
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The Tavaniotis Mansion-Museum: Marble perirranterio (holy water basin) of the 4th c. BC from the Sanctuary of Dionysus in Kambana (Maroneia)

The Tavaniotis Mansion-Museum in Maroneia (Rhodope Prefecture, Thrace), photo 22. Kambana (meaning in Greek “bell”) is a location situated south of the semi-mountainous Maroneia and north-northeast of coastal Ayios Charalambos / Hagios Charalampos, the seaport of Maroneia. The ancient Theater of Maroneia is located at this site. The site took this name due to the exceptional acoustics of the ancient theater's hollow, as the sound spreads and echoes in the area like a bell. Very close by, the dirt road leads to the Sanctuary of Dionysus / Dionysos, the most important place of worship in the region; Maroneia was famous since the time of Homer for its renowned wine, the Maronian Wine. The Sanctuary was founded in the first half of the 4th century BC. The marble lustral basin (perirranterio), at the court-yard of the tradition house-mueseum, dates back to the same era, between 400 and 350 BC. Here, the archaeological excavation also revealed the clay mask of the bearded god Dionysus, a ceramic work of exceptional art (exhibited in the Archaeological Museum of Komotini).