STATUES OF SEASONS FROM KANDIRA

Year 2017, Issue: 20, 183 - 197, 01.03.2017

S. Sezin Sezer

Abstract

In this study, the iconographic and stylistic analysis of three sculptural artworks which were found in Kandıra, the
smallest county of İzmit, called Nicomedia in the Bithynia Region in the ancient times, and which are today exhibited
at the Archaeological Museum of İzmit, were carried out. These works are made up of three male sculptures which
represent autumn, winter and summer, and they belong to the Roman Period. Taking into account that there is nothing
about the sculptural activities of the city, these can give an idea about the sculptural facilities of the city. Therefore,
the introduction of these works will contribute a lot to the world of science.

Keywords

Kandıra , Seasons , Statue , Roman Period , Autumn

KANDIRA’DAN MEVSİMLERİN HEYKELLERİ

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, antik dönemde Bithynia Bölgesi’nde yer alan İzmit (Nikomedia) ilinin, Kandıra ilçesinde bulunmuş
olan ve bugün İzmit Arkeoloji Müzesi’nde sergilenen üç adet heykeltıraşlık eserinin ikonografik ve stilistik analizi
yapılmıştır. Bu eserler; sonbahar, kış ve yaz mevsimini temsil eden üç adet erkek heykelinden oluşmaktadır ve Roma
dönemine aittir. Kentteki heykeltıraşlık faaliyetleri hakkında bir bilgimizin olmadığı göz önüne alındığında kentte
bulunmuş olan bu eserler kentin heykeltıraşlığı hakkında ufak da olsa bir fikir verebilmektedir. Dolayısıyla bu
heykeltıraşlık eserlerini tanıtmak bilim dünyasına önemli bir katkı olacaktır.

Keywords

Kandıra , Mevsimler , Heykel , Roma Dönemi , Sonbahar

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