Sunday, May 3, 2015

Day 9- Aphrodisias (Museum)

Here is a list of our favorite sculptures from the Aphrodisias museum this afternoon. We all hope you enjoy this!


This sarcophagus has carvings of four young men, one representing each of the season (fall, winter, spring, and summer). This piece is dated somewhere from the early 3rd century AD. -Brandon


This is a statuette of Artemis, which was made around the second century AD. You can still tell that this is Artemis despite there not being a face because she is wearing a short dress. This is typical of portrayls of Artemis along with the quiver of arrows that she is reaching back for.
- Liz


This statue is from late second century AD. This is from the bouleuterion representing a local prominent citizen in the council. -Nicole


This is a statue of a general dressed in parade armor. I liked this piece out of all the other statues because it had very intricate details as well as a very regal appearance to it and I found it very impressive."-Jared


This is a statute of Augustus and Victory. He has an eagle at his feet, this birt represents Zeus. Victory is crowning a set of armor attached to a post with a captive at their feet. It is from the first or second century AD.-Molly


Agrippina crowns her young son Nero with a laurel wreath. She carries a cornucopia, symbol of fortune and plenty, and he wears the armour and clock of a Roman commander, with a helmet on the ground at his feet. The scene refers to Nero's accession as emperor in AD 54, and belongs before AD 59 when Nero had Agrippina murdered. -Dallas

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This is a scrolling acanthus plant from the Roman theater, late first century BC. -Amy


This is the monument of C. Julius Zoilos, from 30 BC. He raises his right hand to his head in a gesture of foreboding and future knowledge, like a seer. -Fatima

Bellerophon was a Lykian hero and claimed as a founder at Aphrodisias. He holds his winged horse Pegasus. -Sara

This is a muse holding a mask in its hand called Musa ve maskesi. The statue is from the theater dating back to the late part of the first century B.C. -Kelly

Bellerophron was a Lykian hero and one of the founders of Aphrodisias. In the sculpture below he can be seen with Pegasus. The description beside Bellerophron states that the artist was inexperienced, producing a poor carving. I still really enjoyed looking at the details of the Pegasus' wings and expression of its face. -Callan



Achilles and Penthesilea" from Hadrianic Baths, first-second century AD
The description that was written beneath it: The hero supports the Amazon queen whom he has fatally wounded and fallen in love with. The stab wound under her right breast was carefully carved and painted. 

Statue of L. Antonius Claudius Domenteinos from the Bouleterion (c. 200 AD)

He was a local magnate, honored by the city with this statue at the entrance. He is wearing civic dress with a heavy priestly crown decorated with busts of Aphrodite and Roman emperors.


I enjoyed this statue for its stoic pose as well as the careful detail, including:
     - flowing, natural drapery
     - wiry, curly hair and beard
     - decoration of the sandals and crown -Andrew


This was a photo of my favorite statue in the museum at Aphrodises. Here, Hygieia, the goddess of health is displayed. You can see her feeding a healing snake, which is wrapped around her right arm. On the bottom left there is a plump child sitting on a stool beside her. She was the daughter of Asclepius, the famous healer, which is why I took an interest in this piece. My project for this trip is mostly based on Asclepius and his renowned healing sanctuary in Epidaurus. Through researching him extensively, I have found that he had many children, and all of them had an interest in the medical field. By seeing this statue it was fun to connect the dots as well as admire its artistic beauty. -Alyson

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