Book contents
- Etruria and Anatolia
- Mediterranean Studies in Antiquity
- Etruria and Anatolia
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Maps and Figures
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on Abbreviations and Spelling
- Introduction
- Part I Broadening Perspectives
- Part II Interpretive Frameworks
- Part III Technology and Mobility
- Part IV Shared Practices
- Part V Shared and Distinct Iconographies
- 12 Wall Paintings from Gordion in Their Anatolian Context
- 13 Chasing the Dog in Etruria and Anatolia
- 14 Reconsidering Ionian and Other Eastern Influences on Etruscan Black-Figure Vase-Painting
- Part VI Shared Forms, Distinct Functions
- Index
- References
12 - Wall Paintings from Gordion in Their Anatolian Context
from Part V - Shared and Distinct Iconographies
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 March 2023
Book contents
- Etruria and Anatolia
- Mediterranean Studies in Antiquity
- Etruria and Anatolia
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Maps and Figures
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on Abbreviations and Spelling
- Introduction
- Part I Broadening Perspectives
- Part II Interpretive Frameworks
- Part III Technology and Mobility
- Part IV Shared Practices
- Part V Shared and Distinct Iconographies
- 12 Wall Paintings from Gordion in Their Anatolian Context
- 13 Chasing the Dog in Etruria and Anatolia
- 14 Reconsidering Ionian and Other Eastern Influences on Etruscan Black-Figure Vase-Painting
- Part VI Shared Forms, Distinct Functions
- Index
- References
Summary
Excavations conducted by the University of Pennsylvania at Phrygian Gordion have so far only revealed wall paintings from one small building. This structure was prominently located between two large Middle Phrygian megara at the outer court of the citadel and dates to the beginning of the Achaemenid period (ca. 500–490 BCE). The building was unique regarding both its decoration and architectural features. It was a semi-subterranean structure that consisted of one main chamber measuring about 3.50 × 4.75 m with a narrow antechamber in front. The mudbrick walls, once decorated with painted plaster, had collapsed during the Persian period, probably because the walls had been robbed of their supporting timber beams. Thousands of painted plaster fragments were recovered during the excavations of the late 1950s. This paper discusses the artistic style, techniques, and iconography of these paintings from an Anatolian perspective, and takes into account contemporary Etruscan wall paintings.
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- Etruria and AnatoliaMaterial Connections and Artistic Exchange, pp. 217 - 233Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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