Araştırma Makalesi

A Plastic and Iconographic Study of the Lion Foot Reliefs on the Seats of the Early Roman Imperial Bouleuterion of Smyrna

Cilt: 13 24 Haziran 2025
PDF İndir
TR EN

A Plastic and Iconographic Study of the Lion Foot Reliefs on the Seats of the Early Roman Imperial Bouleuterion of Smyrna

Öz

The Early Roman Imperial Bouleuterion of Smyrna had been used from the late 1st century BCE until the Smyrna earthquake of 177 CE. The building collapsed after the earthquake, its constructional components were repurposed to rubble stones and used in a new bouleuterion. The subject of this article, the lion feet reliefs were found in the new bouleuterion, were reused as spolia in cavea. They were found during 2009-2014 excavation seasons. This article analyzes a total of 12 reliefs whose stylistic features could be clearly identified. The findings were categorized into two groups based on an evaluation of their plastic details. The aim of this article is to identify fragments of these architectural plastic building elements and compare their stylistic characteristics with similar examples from Hellenistic and Roman buildings in Western Anatolia. In addition, the study included iconographic evaluations regarding the presence of lion foot reliefs in communal structures such as theaters and bouleuterions. Finally, opinions and suggestions on which predatory animal or mythological creature these may belong to and for what purpose they may have been made are discussed.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Teşekkür

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Prof. Dr. Akın Ersoy, the head of the Smyrna Ancient City excavations, for granting me the opportunity to study the material presented in this article.

Kaynakça

  1. Arslan B. 2021, “The Stylistic Features and Stonework Details of the Prohedria and Lion’s Feet in the Metropolis Theatre”. ADALYA 24, 123-152.
  2. Baldoni D., Franco C., Manara M., Belli P. & Berti F. 2004, Karia’da Bir Liman Kenti İasos. İstanbul.
  3. Başaran C. & Kasapoğlu H. 2014, “Parion Odeionu 2010-2013”. Eds. H. Kasapoğu & M. A. Yılmaz, Atatürk Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Arkeoloji Bölümü 40. Kuruluş Yılı Armağanı. Ankara, 193-208.
  4. Bier L. 2008, “Aphrodisias Papers 4 New Research on The City and Its Monuments: The Bouleuterion”. Eds. C. Ratté & R. R. R. Smith Portsmouth, Rhode Island, (JRA Suppl 70). Portsmouth, 144-168.
  5. Bier L. 2011, The Bouleuterion at Ephesos. Forschungen in Ephesos, Band IX/5. Wien: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Eds. B. Beck Brandt & U. Quatember, Manuscript preparation by M. Aurenhammer. Wien.
  6. Bingöl O. 1998, Magnesia ad Maeandrum - Menderes Magnesiası - Aydın Germencik Ortaklar Tekinköy. Ankara.
  7. Bingöl O. 2008, “Das Stadion von Magnesia am Mäander”. Eds. H. Börm, N. Ehrhardt & J. Wiesehöfer, Monumentum et instrumentum inscriptum: beschriftete Objekte aus Kaiserzeit und Spätantike als historische Zeugnisse: Festschrift für Peter Weiß zum 65. Geburtstag. Stuttgart, 21-30.
  8. Bliquez J. L. 1975, “Lions and Greek Sculptors”. The Classical World 68, 381-384.

Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Klasik Dönem Arkeolojisi, Yunan ve Roma Dönemi Arkeolojisi

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

24 Haziran 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

4 Aralık 2024

Kabul Tarihi

25 Nisan 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 13

Kaynak Göster

APA
Göncü, H. (2025). A Plastic and Iconographic Study of the Lion Foot Reliefs on the Seats of the Early Roman Imperial Bouleuterion of Smyrna. Cedrus, 13, 83-96. https://doi.org/10.13113/CEDRUS.2025.05
AMA
1.Göncü H. A Plastic and Iconographic Study of the Lion Foot Reliefs on the Seats of the Early Roman Imperial Bouleuterion of Smyrna. Cedrus. 2025;13:83-96. doi:10.13113/CEDRUS.2025.05
Chicago
Göncü, Hakan. 2025. “A Plastic and Iconographic Study of the Lion Foot Reliefs on the Seats of the Early Roman Imperial Bouleuterion of Smyrna”. Cedrus 13 (Haziran): 83-96. https://doi.org/10.13113/CEDRUS.2025.05.
EndNote
Göncü H (01 Haziran 2025) A Plastic and Iconographic Study of the Lion Foot Reliefs on the Seats of the Early Roman Imperial Bouleuterion of Smyrna. Cedrus 13 83–96.
IEEE
[1]H. Göncü, “A Plastic and Iconographic Study of the Lion Foot Reliefs on the Seats of the Early Roman Imperial Bouleuterion of Smyrna”, Cedrus, c. 13, ss. 83–96, Haz. 2025, doi: 10.13113/CEDRUS.2025.05.
ISNAD
Göncü, Hakan. “A Plastic and Iconographic Study of the Lion Foot Reliefs on the Seats of the Early Roman Imperial Bouleuterion of Smyrna”. Cedrus 13 (01 Haziran 2025): 83-96. https://doi.org/10.13113/CEDRUS.2025.05.
JAMA
1.Göncü H. A Plastic and Iconographic Study of the Lion Foot Reliefs on the Seats of the Early Roman Imperial Bouleuterion of Smyrna. Cedrus. 2025;13:83–96.
MLA
Göncü, Hakan. “A Plastic and Iconographic Study of the Lion Foot Reliefs on the Seats of the Early Roman Imperial Bouleuterion of Smyrna”. Cedrus, c. 13, Haziran 2025, ss. 83-96, doi:10.13113/CEDRUS.2025.05.
Vancouver
1.Hakan Göncü. A Plastic and Iconographic Study of the Lion Foot Reliefs on the Seats of the Early Roman Imperial Bouleuterion of Smyrna. Cedrus. 01 Haziran 2025;13:83-96. doi:10.13113/CEDRUS.2025.05

Dergimiz 01.01.2026  tarihi itibariyle yayın hayatına Sürekli Yayın Modeli ile devam edecektir.  İlgili yılın sayısında en fazla 15 makale yayımlanacak olup  2024 yılı Ekim ayı itibariyle Cedrus sadece yabancı dilde makale kabul edecektir.