Research Article

A ROMAN COPY OF THE "WESTMACOTT EPHEBE" TYPE FROM TEMENOUTHYRAI IN PHRYGIA

Number: XXXIV March 31, 2026
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A ROMAN COPY OF THE "WESTMACOTT EPHEBE" TYPE FROM TEMENOUTHYRAI IN PHRYGIA

Abstract

This article presents a new example from Asia Minor of Polykleitos' famous athlete statues, which can mostly be traced through Roman-period copies. The statue, depicting a naked young man standing upright, was found in 2000 during a foundation excavation in the city center of Uşak province. The study first provides a detailed description of the statue and then discusses its typology and iconography. The statue, understood to be a copy of the Westmacott Epheb type, is thought to have been produced between the last quarter of the 1st century AD and the first half of the 2nd century AD, possibly for decorative use in an important public building (a Roman bath or theater) or in the house of an elite Roman based on similar examples. The Temenouthyrai copy stands out as the only known findspot copy from Asia Minor, apart from the Aphrodisias head and the Tarsus example (only a variant). With this study, the statue in question takes its place as a qualified example among the copies of the Westmacott Epheb type that have survived to the present day. This statue is a very close example of a model known for its dimensions and artistic craftsmanship, contributing greatly to the level of sophistication of the art of sculpture in the Roman province of Asia.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Archaeological Science

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 31, 2026

Submission Date

September 3, 2025

Acceptance Date

January 7, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Number: XXXIV

APA
Dinç, M., & Taştemür, E. (2026). A ROMAN COPY OF THE "WESTMACOTT EPHEBE" TYPE FROM TEMENOUTHYRAI IN PHRYGIA. OLBA, XXXIV, 223-243. https://izlik.org/JA99YY24EM
AMA
1.Dinç M, Taştemür E. A ROMAN COPY OF THE "WESTMACOTT EPHEBE" TYPE FROM TEMENOUTHYRAI IN PHRYGIA. OLBA. 2026;(XXXIV):223-243. https://izlik.org/JA99YY24EM
Chicago
Dinç, Münteha, and Emre Taştemür. 2026. “A ROMAN COPY OF THE ‘WESTMACOTT EPHEBE’ TYPE FROM TEMENOUTHYRAI IN PHRYGIA”. OLBA, no. XXXIV: 223-43. https://izlik.org/JA99YY24EM.
EndNote
Dinç M, Taştemür E (March 1, 2026) A ROMAN COPY OF THE "WESTMACOTT EPHEBE" TYPE FROM TEMENOUTHYRAI IN PHRYGIA. OLBA XXXIV 223–243.
IEEE
[1]M. Dinç and E. Taştemür, “A ROMAN COPY OF THE ‘WESTMACOTT EPHEBE’ TYPE FROM TEMENOUTHYRAI IN PHRYGIA”, OLBA, no. XXXIV, pp. 223–243, Mar. 2026, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA99YY24EM
ISNAD
Dinç, Münteha - Taştemür, Emre. “A ROMAN COPY OF THE ‘WESTMACOTT EPHEBE’ TYPE FROM TEMENOUTHYRAI IN PHRYGIA”. OLBA. XXXIV (March 1, 2026): 223-243. https://izlik.org/JA99YY24EM.
JAMA
1.Dinç M, Taştemür E. A ROMAN COPY OF THE "WESTMACOTT EPHEBE" TYPE FROM TEMENOUTHYRAI IN PHRYGIA. OLBA. 2026;:223–243.
MLA
Dinç, Münteha, and Emre Taştemür. “A ROMAN COPY OF THE ‘WESTMACOTT EPHEBE’ TYPE FROM TEMENOUTHYRAI IN PHRYGIA”. OLBA, no. XXXIV, Mar. 2026, pp. 223-4, https://izlik.org/JA99YY24EM.
Vancouver
1.Münteha Dinç, Emre Taştemür. A ROMAN COPY OF THE "WESTMACOTT EPHEBE" TYPE FROM TEMENOUTHYRAI IN PHRYGIA. OLBA [Internet]. 2026 Mar. 1;(XXXIV):223-4. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA99YY24EM