Herakleia Pontika’dan Bir Portre / A Portrait from Heracleia Pontica

In this study, a portrait found in Heraclea Pontica and exhibited in Karadeniz Ereğli Museum is discussed. In the inventory record, it is written that the portrait was found in Kayabaşı and it was delivered to the museum by the authorities of Alemdar Primary School in 01.09.1999. The head, which was...

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Main Author: Ramazan ÖZGAN
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Published: Zeliha Gider Büyüközer 2022-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.arkhaiaanatolika.org/Makale.asp?dil=0&sid=89&did=18
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description In this study, a portrait found in Heraclea Pontica and exhibited in Karadeniz Ereğli Museum is discussed. In the inventory record, it is written that the portrait was found in Kayabaşı and it was delivered to the museum by the authorities of Alemdar Primary School in 01.09.1999. The head, which was carved from high-quality white marble, was made separately to be placed on a statue. There are fractures and deficiencies in the portrait. The hair and beard of the person depicted almost from the front, and especially the wrinkles on the eyebrows, eyes and forehead, show that the person portrayed is of mature age. In addition to the physiognomic appearance of the portrait, the shape of the hair-beard, facial and forehead skin wrinkles show that a person who has lived (privat) is portrayed. Because, the portrait of Heraclea is depicted differently from the ideal appearance of the heads of the gods statues, such as Zeus, Hades and Poseidon. When the portrait is viewed from the front, the left side of the face is wider and more protruding than the right, and this should be related to the display of the sculpture and its main aspect. In other words, the owner of the portrait was probably portrayed as facing slightly to his right and looking to his right. In order to better understand the style characteristics of the portrait preserved in the Ereğli Museum, it was compared with the contemporary examples, and the parallels and interactions in the Roman portrait art were determined. In this direction, chronologically similar examples of the portrait were examined in detail, the similarities and differences between the Ereğli portrait and its contemporary examples were discussed, and a suggestion was made for the date of the portrait. In addition, the portrait was evaluated in terms of its physiognomic features, and the person it could belong to was tried to be determined.
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spelling doaj.art-1e679bb2d84a4a6286b06cf1aa3f67b02023-09-03T07:46:26ZengZeliha Gider BüyüközerArkhaia Anatolika2651-46642022-01-01512310.32949/Arkhaia.2022.40Herakleia Pontika’dan Bir Portre / A Portrait from Heracleia PonticaRamazan ÖZGAN0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5322-521XEmeritus Professor of ArchaeologyIn this study, a portrait found in Heraclea Pontica and exhibited in Karadeniz Ereğli Museum is discussed. In the inventory record, it is written that the portrait was found in Kayabaşı and it was delivered to the museum by the authorities of Alemdar Primary School in 01.09.1999. The head, which was carved from high-quality white marble, was made separately to be placed on a statue. There are fractures and deficiencies in the portrait. The hair and beard of the person depicted almost from the front, and especially the wrinkles on the eyebrows, eyes and forehead, show that the person portrayed is of mature age. In addition to the physiognomic appearance of the portrait, the shape of the hair-beard, facial and forehead skin wrinkles show that a person who has lived (privat) is portrayed. Because, the portrait of Heraclea is depicted differently from the ideal appearance of the heads of the gods statues, such as Zeus, Hades and Poseidon. When the portrait is viewed from the front, the left side of the face is wider and more protruding than the right, and this should be related to the display of the sculpture and its main aspect. In other words, the owner of the portrait was probably portrayed as facing slightly to his right and looking to his right. In order to better understand the style characteristics of the portrait preserved in the Ereğli Museum, it was compared with the contemporary examples, and the parallels and interactions in the Roman portrait art were determined. In this direction, chronologically similar examples of the portrait were examined in detail, the similarities and differences between the Ereğli portrait and its contemporary examples were discussed, and a suggestion was made for the date of the portrait. In addition, the portrait was evaluated in terms of its physiognomic features, and the person it could belong to was tried to be determined.http://www.arkhaiaanatolika.org/Makale.asp?dil=0&sid=89&did=18heraclea ponticapaphlagoniaportraitcarinusroman sculpturea penna technique
spellingShingle Ramazan ÖZGAN
Herakleia Pontika’dan Bir Portre / A Portrait from Heracleia Pontica
Arkhaia Anatolika
heraclea pontica
paphlagonia
portrait
carinus
roman sculpture
a penna technique
title Herakleia Pontika’dan Bir Portre / A Portrait from Heracleia Pontica
title_full Herakleia Pontika’dan Bir Portre / A Portrait from Heracleia Pontica
title_fullStr Herakleia Pontika’dan Bir Portre / A Portrait from Heracleia Pontica
title_full_unstemmed Herakleia Pontika’dan Bir Portre / A Portrait from Heracleia Pontica
title_short Herakleia Pontika’dan Bir Portre / A Portrait from Heracleia Pontica
title_sort herakleia pontika dan bir portre a portrait from heracleia pontica
topic heraclea pontica
paphlagonia
portrait
carinus
roman sculpture
a penna technique
url http://www.arkhaiaanatolika.org/Makale.asp?dil=0&sid=89&did=18
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