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- Title
Highland gods: rock-cut votive reliefs from the Pisidian Survey.
- Authors
Smith, Tyler Jo
- Abstract
Between 1982 and 1996 a group of rock-cut votive reliefs was discovered during archaeological survey in Pisidia under the direction of Stephen Mitchell and the sponsorship of the British Institute (of Archaeology) at Ankara. The types represented include a horseman deity, perhaps Kakasbos, the Dioscuri with 'goddess' and the moon-god Men. The reliefs are discussed according to their cults and iconography, and their contribution to art and religion both locally and beyond. As a religious phenomenon, they are further considered in relation to both regional traditions and empirewide practices. It is suggested that reliefs of this type, that are associated with the protection of mortals, should also be viewed as part of the history of devotional art and added to discussions of rock art that extend beyond the Greek and Roman worlds. A detailed catalogue of the reliefs, organised by iconographic type, concludes the article.
- Subjects
ANKARA (Turkey); TURKEY; ROCK-cut architecture; VOTIVE offerings; RELIEF (Sculpture); ARCHAEOLOGICAL surveying; MITCHELL, Stephen, 1943-
- Publication
Anatolian Studies (British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara), 2011, Vol 61, p133
- ISSN
0066-1546
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0066154600008814