This year’s
excavations (2020) were concentrated around the
Their search was
rewarded when they unearthed a small Hellenistic theater underneath the Roman
construction. Also, sections of walls were retrieved as well as a number of bronze,
lead and silver artifacts and various ceramics.
The most
impressive find, however, was the collection of some 50 terracotta figurines.
They represented male and female figures, gods and goddesses, some children and
women with children and cavalry figurines. Inscriptions from the 2nd-1st
century BC were disclosed as well. Many of the artifacts still have traces of
red, blue and pink paint, which makes them particularly interesting.
As always, such
scenes from daily life help to complete the information we have so far about
culture and beliefs of that time, in that area.
Once these figures are restored and cleaned, they will be exhibited at the Museum of Lycian Civilizations that has been created inside the walls of Hadrian’s Granary in Andriake, the harbor of Myra (see: Andriake’s Museum has opened).
Ca be the figurine on the right,which depicts Helios,a resembling model of the Colossus of Rodhes?
ReplyDeleteIf the figurine was built in III century BC- II century BC which was his model?
The rich drapery that constitutes a support for a large statue,the pose,can make you think at a famous,iconic,prototipe; a very big statue.
These Tanagra statuettes are always great fun to look at!
DeleteThere must be thousands and thousands of them. Can you imagine the huge number of production sites all over the Mediterranean. It's dazzling!
Of course!
ReplyDeleteAnd are a sort of fashion magazine of Hellenistic era,with their hairstyles,their kitons and himations and with the colors..pastel colors in vogue in III and II century BC.