B018: Nargedik Lintel Block

Aphrodisias Regional Survey

2006-05-20

Citation: Page reference: Christopher Ratté and Peter D. De Staebler (eds.). Aphrodisias V. The Aphrodisias Regional Survey (Verlag Philipp von Zabern: Darmstadt/Mainz, 2012), 391, 392 - Book catalogue no.: Churches cat. 15.

Other Identifiers: B018

Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/92532

Subject(s): Miscellaneous Blocks, Sanctuaries and Churches, 6: Byzantine

Description: Local Name: Nargedik Köyü Local Informant: Ismail Dönertaş Local Information: Built into house of Kemal Çatalık Latitude: 37.37.04.21 Longitude: 28.39.39.61 Elevation: 827m Dimensions: L: 1.71m ** D: 0.32m ** H: 0.25m Description: Many petit appareil blocks (up to L: 0.45m) are reused in village houses at Nargedik, but only one block is decorated: a Middle Byzantine epistyle built into a house wall at ground level. It is carved with simple moldings, consisting of a guilloche of alternating large and small circles filled with assorted motifs, including palmettes, whirls, and rosettes. At the left end of the block is a galloping griffin with a small head and curved wings. Both the griffin and the guilloche pattern are widely used in Byzantine architectural carving. ** Also, in back garden of this house are a column base with unfinished moldings (Base Diam. 0.34m, H: 0.33m).

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