Author/Authors :
SEZER, S. Sezin Kafkas Üniversitesi - Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi - Arkeoloji Bölümü, Turkey
Title Of Article :
SCULPTURES FROM THE ANCIENT CITY NICOMEDIA
Abstract :
In this study, iconographic and stylistic analysis of eleven sculptures found in the ancient city Nicomedia (İzmit city) which is based in the Bithynia region in the ancient times has been carried out and that has been exhibited at the Museum of İzmit. These works consist of the torsos of four men wearing clothes, torsos of three women wearing clothes, a herm of Aion, a torso of Asclepius, a head of Heracles and a head of man. The artworks were found not in the regular excavations held in the ancient city but found completely by chance, and all belong to the Roman Period.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Nicomedia , Heracles , Asclepius , Bithynia , Statue.
JournalTitle :
Pamukkale University Journal Of Social Sciences Institute
