Orippo, Archaeological site in Dos Hermanas, Spain.
Orippo is a Roman town of Turdetanian origin in the municipality of Dos Hermanas, between the channel of the Guadaira river and the Carretera de La Isla industrial estate, next to the Torre de los Herberos. Around the tower, excavations have found pottery kilns, walls, a group of tombs and a well. The site was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural in 1992.
Orippo was a Turdetanian town that became a Roman city of Hispania Baetica on the road from Gades to Hispalis, listed in the Antonine Itinerary between Ugia and Hispalis and on the Vicarello cups. It minted its own coins, some bearing a bunch of grapes, which suggests a stipendiary city in a wine-growing district. The site was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural in 1992.
The name Orippo comes from the Turdetani suffix -ippo, meaning 'city of the pipe', after the river branch beside it. The town minted its own coins, often bearing a bunch of grapes, a sign of the wine-growing area that still surrounds Dos Hermanas.
The site lies between the Guadaira river channel and the Carretera de La Isla industrial estate in Dos Hermanas, next to the Torre de los Herberos. Access is from the A-8032 road; the excavated area is fenced and unstaffed, so visits depend on prior arrangement with the municipal heritage service.
The site's best-known find is the Matrimonio sedente de Orippo, a stone sculpture of a seated couple touching hands. Orippo also minted its own coins, often bearing a bunch of grapes, a sign of the wine-growing area around it. The archaeological site was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural in 1992.
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