Hic sunt leones. Iconographic analysis and computational modelling for the study of the Iron Age free-standing lions of the Elbistan plain (south-eastern Anatolia)
Lying between the central Anatolian plateau and the Euphrates region, the Elbistan plain represents an ideal environment for inspecting forms of cultural interconnection. During the Iron Age, this territory was marked by the presence of notable inscribed monuments, the study of which allowed scholar...
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| description | Lying between the central Anatolian plateau and the Euphrates region, the Elbistan plain represents an ideal environment for inspecting forms of cultural interconnection. During the Iron Age, this territory was marked by the presence of notable inscribed monuments, the study of which allowed scholars to establish relationships with the most significant Neo-Hittite dynasties. This region is also characterized by the presence of sets of anepigraphic portal lions, positioned seemingly at random in the open landscape and with no apparent relationship with coeval archaeological remains, which have never been concretely integrated into the historical picture. In this contribution, the iconographic and stylistic analysis of these sculptures will allow us to situate them in their chronological and historical framework. A computational spatial model is further used to evaluate the meaning of their positioning as markers of a visual networking system that may have represented the most significant thoroughfares to and from the Elbistan plain.
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| spelling | doaj-art-92bfad0a223d46438873505897873b4f2025-08-20T02:39:31ZengFirenze University PressAsia Anteriore Antica2611-89122022-02-01310.36253/asiana-1204Hic sunt leones. Iconographic analysis and computational modelling for the study of the Iron Age free-standing lions of the Elbistan plain (south-eastern Anatolia)Francesco Di Filippo0Federico Manuelli1Institute for Studies on the Mediterranean (CNR – ISMed), RomeInstitute of Heritage Science (CNR - ISPC), Rome and Institut für Altorientalistik (FU Berlin), BerlinLying between the central Anatolian plateau and the Euphrates region, the Elbistan plain represents an ideal environment for inspecting forms of cultural interconnection. During the Iron Age, this territory was marked by the presence of notable inscribed monuments, the study of which allowed scholars to establish relationships with the most significant Neo-Hittite dynasties. This region is also characterized by the presence of sets of anepigraphic portal lions, positioned seemingly at random in the open landscape and with no apparent relationship with coeval archaeological remains, which have never been concretely integrated into the historical picture. In this contribution, the iconographic and stylistic analysis of these sculptures will allow us to situate them in their chronological and historical framework. A computational spatial model is further used to evaluate the meaning of their positioning as markers of a visual networking system that may have represented the most significant thoroughfares to and from the Elbistan plain. https://riviste.fupress.net/index.php/asiana/article/view/1204Elbistan plainIron AgeEuphrates regionFree-standing lionsSyro-Anatolian artSettlement pattern |
| spellingShingle | Francesco Di Filippo Federico Manuelli Hic sunt leones. Iconographic analysis and computational modelling for the study of the Iron Age free-standing lions of the Elbistan plain (south-eastern Anatolia) Asia Anteriore Antica Elbistan plain Iron Age Euphrates region Free-standing lions Syro-Anatolian art Settlement pattern |
| title | Hic sunt leones. Iconographic analysis and computational modelling for the study of the Iron Age free-standing lions of the Elbistan plain (south-eastern Anatolia) |
| title_full | Hic sunt leones. Iconographic analysis and computational modelling for the study of the Iron Age free-standing lions of the Elbistan plain (south-eastern Anatolia) |
| title_fullStr | Hic sunt leones. Iconographic analysis and computational modelling for the study of the Iron Age free-standing lions of the Elbistan plain (south-eastern Anatolia) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hic sunt leones. Iconographic analysis and computational modelling for the study of the Iron Age free-standing lions of the Elbistan plain (south-eastern Anatolia) |
| title_short | Hic sunt leones. Iconographic analysis and computational modelling for the study of the Iron Age free-standing lions of the Elbistan plain (south-eastern Anatolia) |
| title_sort | hic sunt leones iconographic analysis and computational modelling for the study of the iron age free standing lions of the elbistan plain south eastern anatolia |
| topic | Elbistan plain Iron Age Euphrates region Free-standing lions Syro-Anatolian art Settlement pattern |
| url | https://riviste.fupress.net/index.php/asiana/article/view/1204 |
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