Two Edessa Mosaics which were restored in 2011
In this article, the two mosaic pavements of Edessa that are introduced were restored in Şanlıurfa Archaeological Museum in 2011. One of them is an Aftuha and family mosaic (funeral mosaic D), the other is a geometric patterned mosaic. There are five figures on the mosaic. These are Aftuha, his wife...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Bursa Uludağ University Mosaic Research Centre
2013-11-01
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| Series: | Journal of Mosaic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/294086 |
| Summary: | In this article, the two mosaic pavements of Edessa that are introduced were restored in Şanlıurfa Archaeological Museum in 2011. One of them is an Aftuha and family mosaic (funeral mosaic D), the other is a geometric patterned mosaic. There are five figures on the mosaic. These are Aftuha, his wife Šalum and their three children. After the restoration of the mosaic the Edessene Aramaic inscription has been read. Thanks to the inscription, we get information about the rock tomb. Aftuha get this tomb made for himself (and his family) as the “house of eternity”. Aftuha was a common name in Edessa. The householder Aftuha is lying down on the couch according to the tradition of Edessene mosaics, his wife is siting beside him and their three children are standing from left to right. The figures are seen in the local garments.The other mosaic which is dated to 224 AD., has geometric patterns. The rectangular panel are decorated with the four-spoke star patterns. More part of the panel was destroyed. The Edessene Aramaic inscription was previously solved “I Bar‘amta Son of Qašya, made this tomb” (published by Drijvers-Healey 1999: Am9).Although the figures which are on the necropolis mosaics of Edessa are generally seen local style, on the panels and bordure, guilloch line, sequence of triangle with sawtooth, sawtooth lines creates lozenge patterns and lines are cultural of the Roman imperial style. |
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| ISSN: | 1309-047X 2619-9165 |