Research Article

Bearded Heracles Depictions from Ancient Tlos

Volume: 6 June 29, 2018
  • Çilem Uygun
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Bearded Heracles Depictions from Ancient Tlos

Abstract

The two different material groups recovered from the excavations carried out in the ancient city of Tlos, with common iconographic narratives, consisting of busts of the bearded Heracles, are the subject of this study. The first of these works is a black glazed ceramic piece decorated in the appliqué technique that was recovered from the filling layer in front of the rock tomb number KM-2 in the city's acropolis in 2005. The second is a carved gem found in a tomb in the Karaveliler area, to the northeast of the city center. In this study both works are evaluated in terms of dating criteria of their own material group, e.g. technique of production, stylistic features and find context. A general evaluation of the bearded busts within the iconographies of Heracles, popularly employed in the visual narratives of the Greek and Roman periods is made, based around the Tlos examples. And, in addition, apart from the use of Heracles as a motive, its presence within the Lycian religious system and his relationship with local deities is examined in this same section concerning iconography.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Archaeology

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Çilem Uygun This is me
Türkiye

Publication Date

June 29, 2018

Submission Date

February 1, 2018

Acceptance Date

March 12, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 6

APA
Uygun, Ç. (2018). Bearded Heracles Depictions from Ancient Tlos. Cedrus, 6, 221-232. https://doi.org/10.13113/CEDRUS.201810
AMA
1.Uygun Ç. Bearded Heracles Depictions from Ancient Tlos. Cedrus. 2018;6:221-232. doi:10.13113/CEDRUS.201810
Chicago
Uygun, Çilem. 2018. “Bearded Heracles Depictions from Ancient Tlos”. Cedrus 6 (June): 221-32. https://doi.org/10.13113/CEDRUS.201810.
EndNote
Uygun Ç (June 1, 2018) Bearded Heracles Depictions from Ancient Tlos. Cedrus 6 221–232.
IEEE
[1]Ç. Uygun, “Bearded Heracles Depictions from Ancient Tlos”, Cedrus, vol. 6, pp. 221–232, June 2018, doi: 10.13113/CEDRUS.201810.
ISNAD
Uygun, Çilem. “Bearded Heracles Depictions from Ancient Tlos”. Cedrus 6 (June 1, 2018): 221-232. https://doi.org/10.13113/CEDRUS.201810.
JAMA
1.Uygun Ç. Bearded Heracles Depictions from Ancient Tlos. Cedrus. 2018;6:221–232.
MLA
Uygun, Çilem. “Bearded Heracles Depictions from Ancient Tlos”. Cedrus, vol. 6, June 2018, pp. 221-32, doi:10.13113/CEDRUS.201810.
Vancouver
1.Çilem Uygun. Bearded Heracles Depictions from Ancient Tlos. Cedrus. 2018 Jun. 1;6:221-32. doi:10.13113/CEDRUS.201810

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