Citation
Page reference: Christopher Ratté and Peter D. De Staebler (eds.). Aphrodisias V. The Aphrodisias Regional Survey (Verlag Philipp von Zabern: Darmstadt/Mainz, 2012), 390, 391 - Book catalogue no.: Churches cat. 14. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/93087>
Description
Local Name: Yukarı Görle
Local Informant: Osman Alaca
Local Information: The mayor says that on the plateau above the cliffs into which the tombs are cut was a church built from black stone.
Latitude: 37.32.55.4
Longitude: 28.38.16.8
Elevation: 615m
Dimensions: Cross block 1 - pH: 0.59m; W: 0.58m; D: 0.27m ** Cross block 2 - pH: 0.69m; W: 0.53m; D: 0.24m
Description: Throughout the village are various large worked marble and limestone architectural blocks, most of which originated from the now disassembled theater; the bowl shape of the cavea is still visible in an olive grove. Blocks from the theater may include an exposed step block with anathyrosis on both sides, bottom and back more roughly worked, clamp cuttings for joints (H: 0.27m, W: 1.01m, D: 0.43m). Also seen are base-molded block, and roof rollers. ** Built into the upper foundation of a house are two inscribed marble blocks with crosses; both blocks either broken or buried at the level of the cross arm. The design is quite straightforward: each rectangular panel is framed with a triple molding, and centered within the frame is a Latin cross with extended termini. The simplicity of the design suggests that the panels come from an Early Christian context.