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- Title
KULAKSIZLAR ATÖLYESİNDE KİLYA TİPİ FİGÜRİN ÜRETİMİ.
- Authors
Akdenız, Engin
- Abstract
Kilia figurines, which are named after Kilia Bay on the coast of Dardanelles - one of the earliest finding sites, are among the interesting plastic artifacts of Aegean Prehistory. These figurines, which are usually shorter than 20 cm, are made of marble. The arms attached to a flat body evoke the wings of a penguin. The head, which is quite bulky compared to the flat body, adds a particular characteristic peculiar to this type of figurines. On this head situated on a long neck, eyes are fashioned as tiny bulges and interestingly they look upward. The nose and ears are made in the form of tiny bulges just like the eyes. Yet, eyes and ears are not displayed at all in some examples. The mouth is indistinct. Feet stretch forward very delicately and some examples reveal an attempt to mark out the toes. Although the number of findings uncovered in the layer excavation is limited, it is understood that Kilia figurines had been produced from the Late Chalcolithic Period until the Early Bronze Age. This study introduces the general features of Kilia figurines and provides information about Kulaksizlar which appears to be a workshop where such figures were produced. Kulaksizlar workshop is located about 1 to 1.2 km southwest of Kulaksizlar village which is situated 16 km southeast of the town of Akhisar in Manisa. Kulaksizlar is a workshop where stone and marble vessels as well as various types of figurine including Kilia figurines were produced. The excavations in Kulaksizlar brought to light examples, remnants, scraps and production tools belonging to every stage of production from rough drafts to finalized products of Kilia figurines. Both figurine pieces, which will be examined in this study, was found by the local people in Kulaksizlar and handed over to the research team. During the investigations carried out in Kulaksizlar, we tried to obtain information from the local people about the geography of the environment. The obtained information have revealed that similar artefacts were found outside Kulaksizlar workshop area, although not as many as those uncovered in Kulaksizlar, in the fields in rainy winter months in the plains stretching along the southwest to Akselendi. Long term examinations were carried out in these fields mentioned by the local people, but it was not possible to find similar pieces probably due to the inappropriate season.…
- Subjects
DARDANELLES Strait (Turkey); TURKEY; ANCIENT bronze figurines; AEGEAN civilization; COPPER Age; ARCHAEOLOGICAL excavations; ANTIQUITIES; STONE vases; MARBLE
- Publication
Olba Journal, 2010, Vol 18, p65
- ISSN
1301-7667
- Publication type
Article