B021: Nargedik Tomb Marker

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), 58 - Book catalogue no.: Tumuli cat. 12.

Other Identifiers: B021

Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/92536

Subject(s): Tumuli, 2: Protohistoric

Description: Local Name: Nargedik Local Informant: Ali Okmak Local Information: Located in Ali Riza Dobur's field Latitude: 37.37.02.32 Longitude: 28.39.28.67 Elevation: 814m Dimensions: Tomb marker: p. H: 0.85 m (p. H of stem: 0.41 m; H of knob: 0.44 m); W of knob: 0.60 m ** Ceiling (?) slab: H: 0.21 m; W: 0.25 m; L: 1.60 m Description: The tomb marker consists of two parts, carved out of a single block of marble: a cylindrical stem and a roughly hemispherical knob. The stem, broken off at the bottom, tapers ** slightly outward from bottom to top and consists itself of three elements: the main shaft (H: 0.32 m); a narrower, ** tenon-like projection at the bottom (p. H: 0.04 m); and a simple crowning molding at the top (H: 0.05 m). The surfaces of both the stem and the knob are finely pick-dressed.

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