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Ramazan Özgan Torso of a Larger-than-life Female Statue in a Garment in Bodrum-Halicarnassus >> Excavation
Reports Felix Pirson Pergamon – Report on the Projects of the 2006 Campaign. With contributions by Martin Bachmann, Ralf von den Hoff and Martin Zimmermann >> Katja Lembke – Jana Helmbold-Doyé – Christine Wilkening – Alexandra Druzynski von Boetticher – Claudia Schindler Preliminary Report on the Survey in the Petosiris Necropolis of Hermopolis/Tuna el-Gebel (Middle Egypt), 2004–2006 >> Ortwin Dally Signing of a Joint Statement of the Principle on the Protection of Archaeological Sites, Monuments and Museums Archaeological Society at Berlin e. V. 2006 Annual Report 2006 of the German Archaeological Institute Staff and Committees 2006 of the German Archaeological Institute Scholarships of the German Archaeological Institute Information for Authors Ramazan Özgan, Torso of a Larger-than-life Female Statue in a Garment in Bodrum-Halicarnassus The sculpture from Carian marble survives from the breasts down to the knee, without arms. It was made using the joint-block assembly method. The subject is a female of sturdy and ample figure in a mobile pose and dressed in chiton and mantle. A hip-length fold-over whose ruffled seam is diagonal to the hip of the right support leg, a bosom which is diagonal to the fold-over, and a corner of cloth thrown forward over the left shoulder are the conspicuous features of the mantle drapery when viewed from the front; the simple play of folds in the drapery on the rear side suggests that the mantle was worn drawn up over the head. The interplay between cylindrical-spherical forms of the corpulent anatomy and the folds which give the material its volumes is what constitutes the quality of this plastic composition, and is furthermore significant for dating the work – as is the angular arrangement of the folds and seams of the drapery. The female figure consequently stands at the transition from the complex stereometrically constructed compositions of the twenties of the 3rd century BC to the dynamized compositions with a radiating play of lines which come to predominate in the early 2nd century BC. The interpretation is based on the female type and the garments. In addition to the corpulence of the figure there is also on the one hand the modest concealment of the body and the mantle being drawn tight, high up above the bosom; and on the other hand the casual and flamboyant character of the fold-over of the mantle and of the corner of cloth thrown forward, which are typical of male figures. The subject must represent a sovereign, matronly being: if a goddess, then it is most likely Demeter; if a ruler, then most likely a Ptolemaic ruler. Keywords: statuary • draped figure, female • Halicarnassus • Hellenism • Demeter ▲ Felix Pirson, Pergamon – Report on the Projects of the 2006 Campaign The work carried out in 2006 as part of the Pergamon excavations followed the stipulations of the new research programme and was thus extended to include the suburban area and surrounding plain. Furthermore, a conservation project was launched in the Red Hall which will initially concentrate on the southern round tower. On the south-eastern slope of the acropolis hill exploratory work continued with the aim of reconstructing the street grid. What is emerging is a fan-shaped street and lane system which takes account of the topographical features of the rocky spur while at the same time reflecting a desire for regular organisation in the new Hellenistic city. Stratigraphic trenches sunk at the Eumenid city wall have provided evidence to substantiate, for the first time, the dating of the wall to the first half of the 2nd century BC. Field-walking and geophysical surveys in the Pergamene suburb have led to the discovery of an ancient quarry and two sizeable kilns. The exploratory work undertaken in the vicinity of the metropolis is concentrated on the poleis of Atarneus and Elaia. In Atarneus, preliminary investigations indicate that the decline of the polis in the Hellenistic period was due to Pergamon's emergence as the local centre of power. A contrary development may be observed in Elaia, Pergamon's principal harbour. There, under Pergamene influence, the city walls were partially rebuilt respectively extended, and substantial harbour structures were built which appear to surpass all expectations in terms of their scale. Keywords: Pergamon • Elaia • Atarneus • city walls • gymnasia • harbours • Red Hall ▲ Katja Lembke – Jana Helmbold-Doyé – Christine Wilkening – Alexandra Druzynski von Boetticher – Claudia Schindler, Preliminary Report on the Survey in the Petosiris Necropolis of Hermopolis/Tuna el-Gebel (Middle Egypt), 2004–2006 Sponsored by the German Research Foundation (DFG) since 2004, the project »The Roman necropolis of Tuna el-Gebel« is concerned with the exploration and study of the mortuary houses built of mud-brick to the south of the Tomb of Petosiris. The article presents the initial findings of a multi-disciplinary team consisting of archaeologists, egyptologists, architects and restorers. The project follows on from investigations conducted by the German Orient Society in 1913 and by Trier University in the 1980s, and research concentrates on the development of the necropolis in terms of its structures and on the rich interior decoration of the mortuary houses with wall paintings and stucco. Also as part of the project the associated finds kept on site in the large store-rooms are being inventoried and processed. Contrary to previous opinion the mortuary houses, which are up to three storeys high, appear to have been erected at the same time as the ›temple-tombs‹ of limestone. Their origin presumably lies back in the Ptolemaic period. While these first structures are aligned according to a processional way that runs to the north, this lay-out was succeeded in time by an urban structure with main streets and side alleys. Keywords: Tuna el-Gebel • necropolis • Roman Imperial era • architecture • wall painting • restoration ▲ |
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