R2 Cat. 25A

Heykel

Mermer, Taş

450-350 BC (Geç Lidya (Pers))

In the following description, the pair which now bears Manisa museum no. 4031 (S63.037A) will be designated as lions A and B, that with no. 4030 (S63.037B) as C and D. In the view of 4031 which shows the lions’ tails (Fig. 92) lion A is on the left, ...

R2 Cat. 26

Heykel

Mermer, Taş

600-570 BC (Lidya)

The recumbent lion lies on a plinth which projects slightly beyond the sides of the animal and is square in front and oval behind. Both pairs of the lion’s feet point forward, and its large flat-topped head is held level. The mouth is open in a roar ...

R2 Cat. 27

Heykel

Kumtaşı, Taş

ca. 570-560 BC (Lidya)

The two and one half recumbent lions (Cat. 27, Cat. 28, Cat. 29 Figs. 105-117) are from the altar of Kuvava (H. 1.73; L. 3.10; W. 2.05) in the sector PN. They are of very crumbly sandstone. A sample of Cat. 28 (taken Aug. 14, 1975) was determined at ...

R2 Cat. 28

Heykel

Kumtaşı, Taş

570-560 BC (Lidya)

The two and one half recumbent lions which follow (Cat. 27, Cat. 28, Cat. 29 Figs. 105-117) are from the altar of Kuvava (H. 1.73; L. 3.10; W. 2.05) in the sector PN. They are of very crumbly sandstone. A sample of Cat. 28 (taken Aug. 14, 1975) was d...

R2 Cat. 29

Heykel

Kumtaşı, Taş

570-560 BC (Lidya)

The two and one half recumbent lions which follow (Cat. 27, Cat. 28, Cat. 29 Figs. 105-117) are from the altar of Kuvava (H. 1.73; L. 3.10; W. 2.05) in the sector PN. They are of very crumbly sandstone. A sample of Cat. 28 (taken Aug. 14, 1975) was d...

R2 Cat. 30

Heykel

Mermer, Taş

560-550 BC (Lidya)

The lion lies on a shallow plinth which follows his shape. The tail comes up over the rump and curls in, tucked between the r. knee and body, then blends into the rump at back. The feet are carefully worked, showing the claws. The back and legs are w...

R2 Cat. 31

Heykel

Mermer, Taş

Ca. 560-550 (Lidya)

The recumbent archaic lion on a plinth has a tail starting as a faint “fat sheep” rise with dividing pattern. It is slung up over the l. hind leg. The head faces forward with mouth open and tongue lying flat. Deeply grooved whiskers are delineated by...

R2 Cat. 32

Heykel

Mermer, Taş

ca. 560-550 BC (Lidya)

The leg and paw from a reclining lion are extended flat on the worked surface of a base. There are large flat chisel strokes on the leg, which is finished with multiple chisel cross strokes. The exterior of the base shows large point and gouge. Acco...

R2 Cat. 33

Heykel

Mermer, Taş

ca. 550 BC? (Lidya)

The front of the plinth is flat. The surface is covered with claw chisel marks. The leg and paw appear to be lying flat on the surface of the plinth and are, therefore, from a reclining lion. The workmanship is all flat chisel on the claws and base. ...

R2 Cat. 36

Heykel, Lahit

Mermer, Taş

ca. 500 BC? (Geç Lidya (Pers)?)

In the break of the r. side of the lion there is seen an oblique surface which rises markedly to the proper r. The lion lies on a "base." It has a fat, massive chest and shoulders, short hind legs, with incised claws on the l. hind leg. The l. should...

R2 Cat. 37

Heykel

Mermer, Taş

Late 6th or 5th C. BC (Lidya)

The piece has an interesting stylization of the upper parts of the lion’s claws as a flat band and a similarly ornamental flat band at the back of the leg. The paw is well modeled with high rounded forms of toes. No rough drill was used. It is not a ...

R2 Cat. 39

Heykel

Mermer, Taş

ca. 400 BC (Geç Lidya (Pers))

The fragment has a thin, fine low relief of a lion walking to the r. on a thin, straight ground line. The relief comes from a horizontal band-like part which was the top section of a rather small frame. A bit of projection on the smooth underside ind...

R2 Cat. 40

Heykel

Mermer, Taş

530-500 BC (Geç Lidya (Pers))

Going all around from sex to tail are rows of downward-pointed feathers stylized in leaf-like shapes. Each leaf is oval with median rib. Two vertical rows fill out the triangle between the side feathers and tail on the proper l. They are somewhat bet...

R2 Cat. 43

Heykel

Mermer, Taş

(Lidya?)

The soft and simple treatment of the frog’s body is very effective. This simplicity (from above the frog looks like an archaic lion) and the very straight line down the spine suggest an archaic monument. The channel might indicate that the piece was ...

R2 Cat. 44

Heykel

Mermer, Taş

5th-4th C. BC? (Geç Lidya (Pers)?)

The thick relief block shows an animal charging or rearing to the l. Only the body remains; most of the neck, legs, and tail are broken off. Perhaps the tail curved over the back since there is a trace of the end in the appropriate position. Accordin...

R2 Cat. 46

Heykel

Mermer, Taş

530-520 BC (Geç Lidya (Pers))

Fragment of a stele with lotus-volute finial (anthemion).The general type is made clear by the stele Cat. 45 (Figs. 148-149; and a closely comparable fragment from Daskylion (Fig. 152). Preserved is the central part of the finial and the broad raised...

R2 Cat. 49

Heykel

Mermer, Taş

Later 5th or 4th C. BC? (Geç Lidya (Pers)?)

The carefully cut ornament includes part of a downward-pointed lotus with five thin leaves, a concave leaf-like ending to the lower part of a volute, and a rounded part above. The finial projected sideways from the shaft. The leaf-like volute end con...

R2 Cat. 50

Heykel

Mermer, Taş

6th C. BC? (Lidya?)

The slab, probably a door lintel rather than a doorjamb, must come from a chamber tomb in the mound. It is decorated on one side with two connected spirals incised within a panel with raised edges. K. J. Frazer observed that the rougher areas outside...

R2 Cat. 51

Heykel

Mermer, Taş

520-500 BC (Geç Lidya (Pers))

The tall relief is crisply cut and smoothed. Part of the lotus and the tip of a palmette are at the top l. The central leaf rises to a sharp median ridge, the l. leaf to a less marked one. Found in the top layer of LA 2, the late archaic piece may be...

R2 Cat. 52

Heykel

Mermer, Taş

520-500 BC (Geç Lidya (Pers))

The fragment has part of a double lotus with five (?) leaves arching over a large seven-petalled palmette between two Ionic volutes (only the l. preserved). A smaller downward-pointed palmette has five petals. The floral decoration is on a straight f...

R2 Cat. 53

Heykel

Mermer, Taş

(Hellenistik)

The lady wears a high-girt chiton, tied beneath the breasts with a ribbon belt ending in a double knot. The diagonal folds of the bound-up cloth of the himation are slung across her hips. The banded border at the neckline of the chiton comes to a sli...

R2 Cat. 54

Heykel

Mermer, Taş

Late Hellenistic (Hellenistik)

The figure stands with the right knee bent and the leg drawn back. This leg is clearly revealed by the clinging drapery, while the other leg is totally obscured. The peplos is carefully carved on all sides, although the folds are deeper on the front ...

R2 Cat. 56

Heykel

Mermer, Taş

(Hellenistik veya Roma)

The greatly attenuated figure wears a peplos girt just beneath her breasts. Two long broad folds fall from r. arm to feet, with zigzag folds on the surface. The lower garment has deep, swallow-tail folds. The r. leg, drawn back, is revealed; the l. l...

R2 Cat. 57

Heykel

Mermer, Taş

(Hellenistik veya Roma)

The l. leg is slightly advanced, the knee pulling the drapery forward. The himation stops just below the knees. The drapery is gathered over the l. arm and falls in rich folds at her l. side, and there is also a long vertical fold at her r. side. Acr...

R2 Cat. 58

Heykel

Mermer, Taş

1st C. BC or AD (Hellenistik veya Roma)

She wears a thin chiton with vertical wavy folds over r. shoulder and breast; an incised line for the seam runs from the neckline down r. arm. Heavier drapery of himation sweeps diagonally across the front, r. armpit to l. shoulder, with the loose en...