Mezar Stele / Funerary Stele

Title	Mezar Stele / Funerary Stele
Publication Date:	Mid-2nd century
Type	Book
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Yükseklik / Height: 95 cm; Genişlik / Width: 55.5 cm; Derinlik / Depth: 10 cm
Library:	Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum
Library Asset ID	400-0242
Record ID	400-0242
Date	Mid-2nd century
Notes	The marble find, which is an example of the funerary stelae seen mostly in the regions where Phrygia ruled in Anatolia, dates back to the mid-2nd century. This stele type, with door motifs, emerged by taking temple or house-shaped tombs as examples. It is thought that each panel in the door motifs, which are used as symbols of the bond between life and death, represents the rooms of the house or the entrance to the tomb. In this example from the SSM Archeology Collection, the door depiction is divided into four knitted panels, and there are round door knocker motifs in the center of each panel. There is an arched pediment above the door motif, and on the upper part of this pediment there is a mirror, a comb, a wool basket, a spinning wheel and a spinner, and palmettes at the corners. While the motifs in question are seen on the grave stelae of women, paper roll, writing tablet and stylus motifs are used for men. “ΟCΡΕΓΙΑΝΟCΠΑΤΡΙΚΑΙΜΗΤΡΙΜΝΗΜΗC ΧΑΡΙΝ” is written in Greek on the pediment arch. --- This example of marble tomb stelae, primarily seen in Phrygian Anatolia, is dated to the middle of the 2nd century. This stele type, featuring door motifs, took temple or house-shaped tombs as its inspiration. It is thought that these door motifs symbolized the bond between life and death and that each panel represented the rooms of a house or the entrance to a tomb. In this example from the SSM Collection of Archeological Artifacts, the door is divided into four panels, with circular doorknob motifs at the center of each one. There is an arched pediment over the door, which features a mirror, a comb, a basket of wool, a spindle, and a spinner, as well as palmettes on the corners. While these motifs are typically seen on the funerary stelae of women, those belonging to men bear rolls of paper, writing tablets, and styluses. Inscribed in Greek above the pediment arch is the sentence “ΟCΡΕΓΙΑΝΟCΠΑΤΡΙΚΑΙΜΗΤΡΙΜΝΗΜΗC ΧΑΡΙΝ” meaning “Regianus [?] built this tomb in memory of his parents.”
Teknik	Mermer / Marble
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Mezar Stele / Funerary Stele

Publication Date Mid-2nd century

Type Book

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Yükseklik / Height: 95 cm; Genişlik / Width: 55.5 cm; Derinlik / Depth: 10 cm

Library Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum

Library Asset ID 400-0242

Record ID 400-0242

Date Mid-2nd century

Notes The marble find, which is an example of the funerary stelae seen mostly in the regions where Phrygia ruled in Anatolia, dates back to the mid-2nd century. This stele type, with door motifs, emerged by taking temple or house-shaped tombs as examples. It is thought that each panel in the door motifs, which are used as symbols of the bond between life and death, represents the rooms of the house or the entrance to the tomb. In this example from the SSM Archeology Collection, the door depiction is divided into four knitted panels, and there are round door knocker motifs in the center of each panel. There is an arched pediment above the door motif, and on the upper part of this pediment there is a mirror, a comb, a wool basket, a spinning wheel and a spinner, and palmettes at the corners. While the motifs in question are seen on the grave stelae of women, paper roll, writing tablet and stylus motifs are used for men. “ΟCΡΕΓΙΑΝΟCΠΑΤΡΙΚΑΙΜΗΤΡΙΜΝΗΜΗC ΧΑΡΙΝ” is written in Greek on the pediment arch. --- This example of marble tomb stelae, primarily seen in Phrygian Anatolia, is dated to the middle of the 2nd century. This stele type, featuring door motifs, took temple or house-shaped tombs as its inspiration. It is thought that these door motifs symbolized the bond between life and death and that each panel represented the rooms of a house or the entrance to a tomb. In this example from the SSM Collection of Archeological Artifacts, the door is divided into four panels, with circular doorknob motifs at the center of each one. There is an arched pediment over the door, which features a mirror, a comb, a basket of wool, a spindle, and a spinner, as well as palmettes on the corners. While these motifs are typically seen on the funerary stelae of women, those belonging to men bear rolls of paper, writing tablets, and styluses. Inscribed in Greek above the pediment arch is the sentence “ΟCΡΕΓΙΑΝΟCΠΑΤΡΙΚΑΙΜΗΤΡΙΜΝΗΜΗC ΧΑΡΙΝ” meaning “Regianus [?] built this tomb in memory of his parents.”

Teknik Mermer / Marble