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Stierkopf-Girlandenfries

Mitte 2. Jh. n. Chr.

Archaeologists discovered a number of stone reliefs from a large frieze repurposed as the parapet of a fountain at Ephesus. They featured bulls’ heads surmounted by garlands of oak leaves and fruit bound by taniae blowing in the wind. Scholars believe the frieze once adorned the Parthian Monument, where it functioned as perpetual festive décor of this important monument. The carved numbers (ΛΒ, ΛΓ, ΛΔ = 32, 33, 34) were added in antiquity to facilitate the tablets’ transport, ensuring they were reassembled in the correct order with seamless joints.

Archaeologists discovered a number of stone reliefs from a large frieze repurposed as the parapet of a fountain at Ephesus. They featured bulls’ heads surmounted by garlands of oak leaves and fruit bound by taniae blowing in the wind. Scholars believe the frieze once adorned the Parthian Monument, where it functioned as perpetual festive décor of this important monument. The carved numbers (ΛΒ, ΛΓ, ΛΔ = 32, 33, 34) were added in antiquity to facilitate the tablets’ transport, ensuring they were reassembled in the correct order with seamless joints.

Time:
Mitte 2. Jh. n. Chr.

Object Name
Relief

Culture
Römisch

Location of discovery:
Ephesos im „Südgraben“ nördlich der Arka (Selçuk, Kleinasien, Türkei)

Material/technology:
Marmor

Dimensions:
118 cm × 144,5 cm × 46 cm

Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Antikensammlung

Invs.
Antikensammlung, I 1026

Provenance
Sultan, Abdul, Hamid, II.; Österreichische Ausgrabungen in Ephesos; Geschenk an Kaiser Franz Joseph; 1919 nachträglich inventarisiert

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