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Tomb S181 in Cyrene and its Doric false peristyle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2022

Luca Cherstich
Luca Cherstich*
Affiliation:
Italian Archaeological Mission in Cyrene, Chieti University, Italy
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Abstract

Situated on the westernmost corner of the Southern Necropolis, Tomb S181 is an important rock-cut monument, unlike any other thus far known in Cyrene. The presence of a Doric false peristyle running all around the chamber is unique in the context of the Cyrenean funerary culture, as it seems to elaborate and modify the model of the Internal Doric Frieze (seen in famous tombs of the near-by Western Necropolis) in a new, previously unpublished solution. Tomb S181 casts further light on the complicated relationship with the Alexandrian funerary world. This paper describes the tomb and considers it from multiple and different points of view: traditional art-historical comparisons are sought in order to cast light on the chronology but, on the other hand, the display strategies are also analyzed to reconstruct the importance of this monument for the Cyrenean monumental funerary tradition. Tomb S181 is certainly a hybrid entity, the product of a local culture accepting but also deeply modifying Alexandrian influences in terms of architecture and, possibly, also of funerary ritual behaviours. Tomb S181 clearly attests the vitality of rock-cut funerary architecture in Cyrene during the Hellenistic period.

Abstract arabic

Abstract Arabic

القبر S181 قورينا و رواقها الدوري الزائف

لوكا تشيرستيتش

يقع القبر S181 في الركن الغربي الاقصى من المقبرة الجنوبية ، وهو نصب تذكاري مهم منحوت في الصخور، مختلف عن أي نصب آخر معروف حتى الآن في قوريني . و يعد وجود رواق دوري زائف يطوق كل جوانب الغرفة أمراً فريداً في سياق الثقافة الجنائزية في سيرينايكا، حيث يبدو أنه يطور ويعدل بطريقة جديدة نموذج "الإفريز الدوري الداخلي " (و الذي يشاهد في المقابر الشهيرة للمقبرة الغربية المجاورة ). إن القبر S181 يلقي مزيداً من الضوء على العلاقة المعقدة مع العالم الجنائزي بالإسكندرية . تصف هذه الورقة المقبرة و تتناولها من وجهات نظر متعددة ومختلفة : حيث يتم البحث عن مقارنات تاريخية فنية تقليدية من أجل إلقاء الضوء على التسلسل الزمني ، و من ناحية أخرى تقوم ايضاً بتحليل استراتيجيات العرض من أجل إعادة بناء أهمية هذا النصب للتقليد الجنائزي التذكاري في سيرينايكا . إن القبر S181 هو بالتأكيد كيان هجين، نتاج ثقافة محلية أخذت و عدلت بشكل كبير تأثيرات من الاسكندرية من حيث العمارة، وربما أيضاً من حيث سلوكيات الطقوس الجنائزية . يشهد القبر S181 بوضوح على حيوية العمارة الجنائزية المنحوتة في الصخر في سيرينايكا خلال الفترة الهلنستية .

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NecropolisAlexandrianfunerary architecturerock-cutCyrene
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Libyan Studies , Volume 53 , November 2022 , pp. 37 - 47
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Copyright © British Institute for Libyan and Northern African Studies

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