The Beçin Castle excavations have revealed layers from different periods. A large number of rich finds, particularly from the Middle Ages, are being unearthed during excavations. The excavations uncovered ceramic fragments, metal objects, coins, glass fragments and animal bones. This article examines glass bracelets unearthed between 2020 and 2025. Nine of the bracelets are in the Milas Museum. Meanwhile, twenty-one are recorded in the Beçin excavation inventory. In the article, thirty glass bracelets found during the excavation have been typologically analysed according to their technical, colour, size, form and decoration characteristics. The study included seven bracelets with a circular cross-section, thirteen with a rectangular cross-section, nine with a semi-circular cross-section and one with a triangular cross-section. The analysis of the decorations has been examined under the relevant headings. A proposal has been made for dating the glass bracelets found at Beçin Castle. However, a definitive date has yet to be established. Glass bracelet examples found in excavations in Anatolia and other small finds (particularly ceramics and coins) discovered in Beçin have been used for dating purposes. Consequently, the glass bracelets were deemed to date back to the Beyliq period. However, when the examples that emerge are examined in terms of decoration, it can be said that they span a broad historical period from the 13th to the 19th century. Finally, examples of glass bracelets unearthed during excavations of Turkish and Byzantine period sites in Anatolia were used for comparison. Thus, the bracelets were evaluated from a general perspective, and the place and importance of the glass bracelets from the Beçin excavation in medieval glass bracelet art was revealed.In the article, thirty glass bracelets found during the excavation have been typologically analysed according to their technical, colour, size, form and decoration characteristics. The study included seven bracelets with a circular cross-section, thirteen with a rectangular cross-section, nine with a semi-circular cross-section and one with a triangular cross-section. The analysis of the decorations has been examined under the relevant headings. A proposal has been made for dating the glass bracelets found at Beçin Castle. However, a definitive date has yet to be established. Glass bracelet examples found in excavations in Anatolia and other small finds (particularly ceramics and coins) discovered in Beçin have been used for dating purposes. Consequently, the glass bracelets were deemed to date back to the Beyliq period. Finally, examples of glass bracelets unearthed during excavations of Turkish and Byzantine period sites in Anatolia were used for comparison. Thus, the bracelets were evaluated from a general perspective, and the place and importance of the glass bracelets from the Beçin excavation in medieval glass bracelet art was revealed.
Beçin Kalesi'nde özellikle Orta Çağ katmanlarında yoğunlaşan ve nitelik açısından dikkat çeken zengin buluntular kazılarda yoğun bir şekilde çıkartılmaktadır. Yapılan çalışmalarda seramik parçalar, metal objeler, sikkeler, cam parçalar ve hayvan kemikleri bulunmuştur. Bu makalede ise 2020-2025 yılları arasında ortaya çıkarılan cam bilezikler incelenmiştir. Bileziklerin dokuz tanesi Milas Müzesinde, yirmi bir tanesi ise Beçin kazısı envanter sisteminde kayıtlıdır. Makalede kazıda bulunan otuz adet cam bilezik, teknik, renk, boyut, form ve süsleme özelliklerine göre tipolojik olarak çözümlenmiştir. Yedi adet dairesel kesitli, on üç adet dikdörtgen kesitli, dokuz adet yarı dairesel kesitli ve bir adet üçgen kesitli bilezik çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir. Bezemelere ilişkin analizler ise yine bu alt başlıklar altında irdelenmiştir. Beçin Kalesi cam bilezikleri tarihlendirmesi bir öneri olmakla birlikte kesin bir tarihe ulaşılamamıştır. Anadolu’da yapılan kazılarda ortaya çıkarılan cam bilezik örnekleri ve Beçin’de bulunan diğer küçük buluntular (özellikle seramik ve sikke) tarihlendirilmede kullanılmıştır. Cam bileziklerin alan-açma bilgileri ve buluntu kotları yardımıyla Beylikler dönemine tarihlendirilmesi uygun bulunmuştur. Ama çıkan örnekler özellikle bezeme yönüyle incelendiğinde 13. yüzyıldan 19. yüzyıla kadar geniş bir tarih aralığı da gözlemlenmiştir. Son olarak ise, Anadolu’da yapılan Türk ve Bizans dönemi kazılarında ortaya çıkarılan cam bilezik örnekleri karşılaştırma için kullanılmıştır. Böylece bütüncül bir bakış açısıyla malzeme değerlendirilmiş ve Beçin kazısı cam bileziklerinin orta çağ cam bilezik sanatındaki yeri ve önemi ortaya konulmuştur.
| Primary Language | Turkish |
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| Subjects | Archaeological Science, Archeology of Islam, Archeology of Ottoman |
| Journal Section | Research Article |
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| Submission Date | September 18, 2025 |
| Acceptance Date | October 23, 2025 |
| Publication Date | December 31, 2025 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2025 Issue: 37 |
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