Research Article

Three new sarcophagi from Kios (Gemlik)

Volume: 8 May 15, 2011
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Three new sarcophagi from Kios (Gemlik)

Abstract

Three sarcophagi (fig. 2) dated to the Roman Imperial Period were recently unearthed in Gemlik (ancient Kios) (fig. 1) in a rescue excavation conducted by Bursa Museum’s Directorate. Several small objects found in these sarcophagi, grave goods, were delivered to the Archaeological Museum of Bursa, while the sarcophagi are today in the garden of the Directorate of Technical Works (Fen İşleri Müdürlüğü) in Gemlik. The sarcophagi resemble each other in their iconography and stylistically. Upon the tabulae ansatae there are three inscriptions, two are on the façade of the chests of two of these sarcophagi, the other is on the long side of the lid of the third. Amongst the finds from the first sarcophagus was a gold coin dated to the reign of Valerianus I and Gallienus. An intaglio carrying a depiction of Isis and Sarapis was found in the second sarcophagus which was carved on behalf of Marcus Iulius Aelianus Iulianus for Kladaios, both his friend and doctor, and for his freedman Harmodios. The inscription on the lid of the third sarcophagus records the owner as Aurelius Numerius and that he was a councillor in the city, providing the first attestation of a βουλεύτης in Kios. The high penalty of 100,000 denarii for tomb violation is not commonly found in the inscriptions.

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English

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Research Article

Publication Date

May 15, 2011

Submission Date

December 17, 2010

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Year 2011 Volume: 8

APA
Sağır, E., Uzunoğlu, H., & Hançer, K. (2011). Three new sarcophagi from Kios (Gemlik). Gephyra, 8, 31-44. https://izlik.org/JA35ZB27MR
AMA
1.Sağır E, Uzunoğlu H, Hançer K. Three new sarcophagi from Kios (Gemlik). GEPHYRA. 2011;8:31-44. https://izlik.org/JA35ZB27MR
Chicago
Sağır, Enver, Hüseyin Uzunoğlu, and Koncagül Hançer. 2011. “Three New Sarcophagi from Kios (Gemlik)”. Gephyra 8 (May): 31-44. https://izlik.org/JA35ZB27MR.
EndNote
Sağır E, Uzunoğlu H, Hançer K (May 1, 2011) Three new sarcophagi from Kios (Gemlik). Gephyra 8 31–44.
IEEE
[1]E. Sağır, H. Uzunoğlu, and K. Hançer, “Three new sarcophagi from Kios (Gemlik)”, GEPHYRA, vol. 8, pp. 31–44, May 2011, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA35ZB27MR
ISNAD
Sağır, Enver - Uzunoğlu, Hüseyin - Hançer, Koncagül. “Three New Sarcophagi from Kios (Gemlik)”. Gephyra 8 (May 1, 2011): 31-44. https://izlik.org/JA35ZB27MR.
JAMA
1.Sağır E, Uzunoğlu H, Hançer K. Three new sarcophagi from Kios (Gemlik). GEPHYRA. 2011;8:31–44.
MLA
Sağır, Enver, et al. “Three New Sarcophagi from Kios (Gemlik)”. Gephyra, vol. 8, May 2011, pp. 31-44, https://izlik.org/JA35ZB27MR.
Vancouver
1.Enver Sağır, Hüseyin Uzunoğlu, Koncagül Hançer. Three new sarcophagi from Kios (Gemlik). GEPHYRA [Internet]. 2011 May 1;8:31-44. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA35ZB27MR