Research Article

A Sard Intaglio with a Depiction of Priapus from the Acropolis of Olba

Volume: 22 November 15, 2021
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A Sard Intaglio with a Depiction of Priapus from the Acropolis of Olba

Abstract

During the 2018 campaign at Olba (Silifke District of Mersin Turkey), a broken sard was recovered from a child’s grave. Its fragmentary condition renders identification difficult. Markings at the top suggest that it might portray a figure associated with Dionysiac worship; however, the iconography fairly clearly suggests a representation of Priapus. The confident design and skilful modelling of the limbs, and the considerable formal rigour that combines classical style with a simplified rendering of the knees and feet characteristic of the Italic-Republican ‘pellet style’, allow the sard to be dated to the second century BC.

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English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

November 15, 2021

Submission Date

October 15, 2021

Acceptance Date

October 28, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 22

APA
Yeğin, Y., & Nardellı, B. (2021). A Sard Intaglio with a Depiction of Priapus from the Acropolis of Olba. Gephyra, 22, 209-218. https://doi.org/10.37095/gephyra.1010059
AMA
1.Yeğin Y, Nardellı B. A Sard Intaglio with a Depiction of Priapus from the Acropolis of Olba. GEPHYRA. 2021;22:209-218. doi:10.37095/gephyra.1010059
Chicago
Yeğin, Yavuz, and Bruna Nardellı. 2021. “A Sard Intaglio With a Depiction of Priapus from the Acropolis of Olba”. Gephyra 22 (November): 209-18. https://doi.org/10.37095/gephyra.1010059.
EndNote
Yeğin Y, Nardellı B (November 1, 2021) A Sard Intaglio with a Depiction of Priapus from the Acropolis of Olba. Gephyra 22 209–218.
IEEE
[1]Y. Yeğin and B. Nardellı, “A Sard Intaglio with a Depiction of Priapus from the Acropolis of Olba”, GEPHYRA, vol. 22, pp. 209–218, Nov. 2021, doi: 10.37095/gephyra.1010059.
ISNAD
Yeğin, Yavuz - Nardellı, Bruna. “A Sard Intaglio With a Depiction of Priapus from the Acropolis of Olba”. Gephyra 22 (November 1, 2021): 209-218. https://doi.org/10.37095/gephyra.1010059.
JAMA
1.Yeğin Y, Nardellı B. A Sard Intaglio with a Depiction of Priapus from the Acropolis of Olba. GEPHYRA. 2021;22:209–218.
MLA
Yeğin, Yavuz, and Bruna Nardellı. “A Sard Intaglio With a Depiction of Priapus from the Acropolis of Olba”. Gephyra, vol. 22, Nov. 2021, pp. 209-18, doi:10.37095/gephyra.1010059.
Vancouver
1.Yavuz Yeğin, Bruna Nardellı. A Sard Intaglio with a Depiction of Priapus from the Acropolis of Olba. GEPHYRA. 2021 Nov. 1;22:209-18. doi:10.37095/gephyra.1010059