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A Sarcophagus with Hyposorion from the Ancient City of Tlos

Cilt: 13 24 Haziran 2025
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A Sarcophagus with Hyposorion from the Ancient City of Tlos

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During the 2006 excavation season, a relief-decorated sarcophagus -offering significant insight into both the Classical Period plastic arts of the ancient city of Tlos and the Lycian region- was discovered during vegetation clearance conducted along the continuation of the eastern fortification walls of the acropolis. The sarcophagus, reused as spolia within the wall, was identified with its constituent parts: the trough/chest, lid, hyposorion, and podium blocks. These fragments, found in close proximity to one another, had been enclosed with blocks from other architectural structures, as seen in other sections of the wall. A relief and door profile observed on the lateral face of one of the blocks, believed to belong to the same sarcophagus, indicated that this rectangular block had originally been part of the hyposorion. This block, featuring a depiction of a male figure wearing a himation, was evaluated, together with other fragments belonging to the lid, chest, main body, and podium. Based on comparisons with other sarcophagi in the Lycian region, the Tlos example was identified as a hyposorion-type sarcophagus, and a restitution proposal was made. This tomb architecture, which is common throughout the region, finds one of its earliest known examples dating from the Classical Period in Tlos. Further, it has been determined that this sarcophagus predates and bears similarities to the Payava Sarcophagus from Xanthos.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Teşekkür

I would like to thank Prof. Dr. Taner Korkut, head of the Tlos Excavations, for granting permission to publish this monumental tomb and for his scientific support throughout the preparation of this article. I also thank Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bilsen Şerife Özdemir for her support and contributions to the drawings related to the monument. Furthermore, I would like to thank Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şevket Aktaş, who directed the 2006 excavations at the fortification wall, for kindly sharing his observations regarding the blocks of the monument. Asst. Prof. Dr. Aktaş noted the presence of a trough opening in the part of Block 1 embedded within the wall. The digital drawings used in this article were prepared by architect Tuğba Teze, whose contributions I also appreciate.

Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Klasik Dönem Arkeolojisi

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

24 Haziran 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

17 Nisan 2025

Kabul Tarihi

17 Mayıs 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 13

Kaynak Göster

APA
Yücel Bahçetepe, T. (2025). A Sarcophagus with Hyposorion from the Ancient City of Tlos. Cedrus, 13, 49-67. https://doi.org/10.13113/CEDRUS.2025.03
AMA
1.Yücel Bahçetepe T. A Sarcophagus with Hyposorion from the Ancient City of Tlos. Cedrus. 2025;13:49-67. doi:10.13113/CEDRUS.2025.03
Chicago
Yücel Bahçetepe, Tijen. 2025. “A Sarcophagus with Hyposorion from the Ancient City of Tlos”. Cedrus 13 (Haziran): 49-67. https://doi.org/10.13113/CEDRUS.2025.03.
EndNote
Yücel Bahçetepe T (01 Haziran 2025) A Sarcophagus with Hyposorion from the Ancient City of Tlos. Cedrus 13 49–67.
IEEE
[1]T. Yücel Bahçetepe, “A Sarcophagus with Hyposorion from the Ancient City of Tlos”, Cedrus, c. 13, ss. 49–67, Haz. 2025, doi: 10.13113/CEDRUS.2025.03.
ISNAD
Yücel Bahçetepe, Tijen. “A Sarcophagus with Hyposorion from the Ancient City of Tlos”. Cedrus 13 (01 Haziran 2025): 49-67. https://doi.org/10.13113/CEDRUS.2025.03.
JAMA
1.Yücel Bahçetepe T. A Sarcophagus with Hyposorion from the Ancient City of Tlos. Cedrus. 2025;13:49–67.
MLA
Yücel Bahçetepe, Tijen. “A Sarcophagus with Hyposorion from the Ancient City of Tlos”. Cedrus, c. 13, Haziran 2025, ss. 49-67, doi:10.13113/CEDRUS.2025.03.
Vancouver
1.Tijen Yücel Bahçetepe. A Sarcophagus with Hyposorion from the Ancient City of Tlos. Cedrus. 01 Haziran 2025;13:49-67. doi:10.13113/CEDRUS.2025.03

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