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. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/92532>
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).