A Marble Telesphoros Statuette from Collection of Gaye Çarmıklı

Melih Arslan; Ahmet Emirhan Bulut

Makale detayları

A Marble Telesphoros Statuette from Collection of Gaye Çarmıklı

Yazarlar:

Melih Arslan | Ahmet Emirhan Bulut

Yayıncı:

Akdeniz University

Ana Başlıklar:

Yunan ve Roma Dönemi Arkeolojisi

Dergi:

Akdeniz İnsani Bilimler Dergisi Vol.15 Issue 1, pp.111-126

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001351945

pISSN:

2146-4812

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Özet:

 Telesphoros is a deity characterized by a distinct iconography and is typically depicted as a child. His iconography is defined by a hooded cucullus mantel that envelops nearly his entire body. While there is no scholarly consensus on his origins, archaeological and numismatic evidence demonstrates his widespread veneration in Western Anatolia. The earliest epigraphic and numismatic attestations of Telesphoros are associated with the Pergamon. Absent from Greek mythology, Telesphoros functions as a healing god in conjunction with Asclepius and Hygieia. In certain funerary contexts, he is also served as a protector and guide for the deceased in the afterlife. The subject of this study is a marble statuette of Telesphoros that adheres to the traditional iconographic conventions. However, it stands out due to two significant features: its exceptional state of preservation and the presence of a star motif on its cucullus. By providing a detailed analysis of the Telesphoros cult and its iconography, this study seeks to enhance our understanding of the child gods role and significance in Anatolia.

 Telesphoros is a deity characterized by a distinct iconography and is typically depicted as a child. His iconography is defined by a hooded cucullus mantel that envelops nearly his entire body. While there is no scholarly consensus on his origins, archaeological and numismatic evidence demonstrates his widespread veneration in Western Anatolia. The earliest epigraphic and numismatic attestations of Telesphoros are associated with the Pergamon. Absent from Greek mythology, Telesphoros functions as a healing god in conjunction with Asclepius and Hygieia. In certain funerary contexts, he is also served as a protector and guide for the deceased in the afterlife. The subject of this study is a marble statuette of Telesphoros that adheres to the traditional iconographic conventions. However, it stands out due to two significant features: its exceptional state of preservation and the presence of a star motif on its cucullus. By providing a detailed analysis of the Telesphoros cult and its iconography, this study seeks to enhance our understanding of the child gods role and significance in Anatolia.

 Telesphoros is a deity characterized by a distinct iconography and is typically depicted as a child. His iconography is defined by a hooded cucullus mantel that envelops nearly his entire body. While there is no scholarly consensus on his origins, archaeological and numismatic evidence demonstrates his widespread veneration in Western Anatolia. The earliest epigraphic and numismatic attestations of Telesphoros are associated with the Pergamon. Absent from Greek mythology, Telesphoros functions as a healing god in conjunction with Asclepius and Hygieia. In certain funerary contexts, he is also served as a protector and guide for the deceased in the afterlife. The subject of this study is a marble statuette of Telesphoros that adheres to the traditional iconographic conventions. However, it stands out due to two significant features: its exceptional state of preservation and the presence of a star motif on its cucullus. By providing a detailed analysis of the Telesphoros cult and its iconography, this study seeks to enhance our understanding of the child gods role and significance in Anatolia.

 Telesphoros, kendine has bir ikonografisi olan ve çoğunlukla bir çocuk olarak betimlenen bir tanrıdır. Telesphoros, neredeyse tüm vücudunu saran kukuletalı cucullus bir pelerin ile tanımlanır. Tanrının kökeni konusunda fikir birliği olmasa da Batı Anadoluda çok yoğun bir tapınım gördüğü arkeolojik ve numismatik verilerle kanıtlanmıştır. Telesphorosun adının geçtiği en erken epigrafik kalıntı ve en erken numismatik veri, Pergamon kentini işaret etmektedir. Yunan mitolojisinde yeri bulunmayan Telesphoros, Asklepios ve Hygeia ile birlikte sağaltıcı tanrı rolündedir. Bazı mezar kontekstlerinden hareketle, Telesphorosun ölüye öteki dünyada eşlik etme ve onu koruma fonksiyonu da bulunduğu anlaşılmaktadır. Çalışmamızın konusunu oluşturan mermer Telesphoros heykeli, alışılagelmiş Telesphoros ikonografisindedir. Eseri Anadoluda çok az örneği olan mermer Telesphoros heykelciklerinden ayıran iki önemli unsur, kusursuza yakın korunma durumu ve başlığındaki yıldız motifidir. Telesphoros kültü ve ikonografisi hakkında bilgiler de sunan çalışmamız, Anadoludaki Telesphoros kültüne ve çocuk tanrının Anadoludaki bilinirliğine bir katkı yapmayı amaçlamaktadır.

Makale detayları

A Marble Telesphoros Statuette from Collection of Gaye Çarmıklı

Yazarlar:

Melih Arslan | Ahmet Emirhan Bulut

Yayıncı:

Akdeniz University

Ana Başlıklar:

Yunan ve Roma Dönemi Arkeolojisi

Dergi:

Akdeniz İnsani Bilimler Dergisi Vol.15 Issue 1, pp.111-126

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001351945

pISSN:

2146-4812

marble

statuette

Telesphoros

Roman period

health cultMermer

Heykelcik

Telesphoros

Roma Dönemi

Sağlık kültü

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Melih Arslan | Ahmet Emirhan Bulut

Yayıncı: Akdeniz University

Ana Başlıklar: Yunan ve Roma Dönemi Arkeolojisi

Dergi: Akdeniz İnsani Bilimler Dergisi Vol.15 Issue 1, pp.111-126

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001351945

pISSN: 2146-4812

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Melih Arslan | Ahmet Emirhan Bulut

Yayıncı:

Akdeniz University

Ana Başlıklar:

Yunan ve Roma Dönemi Arkeolojisi

Dergi:

Akdeniz İnsani Bilimler Dergisi Vol.15 Issue 1, pp.111-126

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001351945

pISSN:

2146-4812