Yelten Asklepiosu

Year 2016, Issue: 6, 34 - 59, 01.01.2016

Ünal Demirer Ahmet Yaraş

Abstract

Asclepius of Yelten, which was found in the district of Barajaltı in Yelten Town, Korkuteli County, Antalya in 2009 and which we consider to be named with this name, forms the strongest example of the Asclepius Amelung Type which reaches the present day in terms of typology. This Asclepius group statue, which is made of Afyon marble and shines out with its competent masterful craftsmanship, is one of the most beautiful examples found in Anatolia up to day. Asclepius with himation who clings to its sceptre with snakes and holds egg in his hand is depicted on a base with a smaller Telesphoros on his left on a second base. As statue group’s back and the exterior surface of its base are not completely engraved, it must have been made to be displayed in a recess which has a nest for its base. Unfortunately Yelten, the founding place, has not been broadly investigated and two more statues were found there apart from this statue group. Considered its stylistics, the piece must be dated to the second half of the 2nd century A.D.

Keywords

Antalya, Yelten, Asclepius, Amelung Type, Telesphoros, Sceptre with Snakes, Roman Period

Yelten Asklepiosu

Abstract

2009 yılında, Antalya İli, Korkuteli İlçesi, Yelten Beldesi Barajaltı Mevkii’nde bu çalışmaya konu olan Asklepios heykel grubu bulunmuştur. Bu nedenle bu adla anılması gerektiğini düşündüğümüz Yelten Asklepiosu, bu tipin günümüze kalmış en sağlam örneğini oluşturmaktadır. Mermerden yapılmış, yetkin ve ustalıklı işçiliğiyle öne çıkan Asklepios Grup Heykeli bugüne kadar Anadolu’da bulunmuş en güzel örneklerden biridir. Yılanlı asasına sarılmış, elinde yumurta bulunan khimationlu Asklepios, sol yanında ikinci bir kaide üzerinde çok daha küçük boyutta olan Telesphoros ile bir kaide üzerinde betimlenmiştir. Heykel grubunun arkası ve kaidesinin dış yüzeyi tam işlenmediğinden, bir niş içinde sergilenmek üzere yaptırılmış olmalıdır. Buluntu yeri olan Yelten, ne yazık ki yeterince detaylı bir şekilde araştırılamamıştır. Bu heykel grubunun dışında iki heykel daha bulunmuştur. Eser, stilistik özellikleri nedeniyle, MS II. yüzyılın ikinci yarısına ait olmalıdır.

Keywords

Antalya, Yelten, Asklepios, Amelung Tip, Telesphoros, Yılanlı Asa, Roma Dönemi

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