The Port Illustration on the floor mosaic of the Yakto Villa

The Port Illustration on the floor mosaic of the Yakto Villa

The most important materials that can shed light on the historical atmosphere of Antiocheia on Orontes are mosaic panels. The floor mosaic obtained from the Daphne Yakto villa provides valuable information by showing the topography, the architecture and the daily life of Daphne and Antiocheia on Oro...

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Main Author: Ayse F. EROL
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Bursa Uludağ University Mosaic Research Centre 2008-11-01
Series:Journal of Mosaic Research
Subjects:
antiocheia on orontes
border mosaic
water reservoir
port
Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/294015
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spelling doaj-8c2d029065044f878182b6f1f0a94f282021-04-07T06:49:41ZdeuBursa Uludağ University Mosaic Research CentreJournal of Mosaic Research1309-047X2619-91652008-11-011-23944The Port Illustration on the floor mosaic of the Yakto VillaAyse F. EROL0Gazi Univerity, Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Archaeology, Teknikokullar, Ankara, TurkeyThe most important materials that can shed light on the historical atmosphere of Antiocheia on Orontes are mosaic panels. The floor mosaic obtained from the Daphne Yakto villa provides valuable information by showing the topography, the architecture and the daily life of Daphne and Antiocheia on Orontes. While a part of the academic research labelled the U-shaped, colonnaded structure filled with water as a reservoir, certain details of the depiction give us clues to the possibility that this could actually be a port. Records provided by antique writers on the city and comparisons made with architecturally similar material seem to yield data that support the idea that this structure functioned as a commercial port.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/294015antiocheia on orontesborder mosaicwater reservoirport
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The Port Illustration on the floor mosaic of the Yakto Villa
Journal of Mosaic Research
antiocheia on orontes
border mosaic
water reservoir
port
author_facet Ayse F. EROL
author_sort Ayse F. EROL
title The Port Illustration on the floor mosaic of the Yakto Villa
title_short The Port Illustration on the floor mosaic of the Yakto Villa
title_full The Port Illustration on the floor mosaic of the Yakto Villa
title_fullStr The Port Illustration on the floor mosaic of the Yakto Villa
title_full_unstemmed The Port Illustration on the floor mosaic of the Yakto Villa
title_sort port illustration on the floor mosaic of the yakto villa
publisher Bursa Uludağ University Mosaic Research Centre
series Journal of Mosaic Research
issn 1309-047X
2619-9165
publishDate 2008-11-01
description The most important materials that can shed light on the historical atmosphere of Antiocheia on Orontes are mosaic panels. The floor mosaic obtained from the Daphne Yakto villa provides valuable information by showing the topography, the architecture and the daily life of Daphne and Antiocheia on Orontes. While a part of the academic research labelled the U-shaped, colonnaded structure filled with water as a reservoir, certain details of the depiction give us clues to the possibility that this could actually be a port. Records provided by antique writers on the city and comparisons made with architecturally similar material seem to yield data that support the idea that this structure functioned as a commercial port.
topic antiocheia on orontes
border mosaic
water reservoir
port
url https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/294015
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