Yılmaz Kolancı, B., Anadolu'da Roma İmparatorluk Dönemi Mimari Bloklarında Medusa Bezemesi, Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 40, 2020, 81-104. (original) (raw)

Abstract Medusa is a mythological woman figure in the Greek art that has appeared since the Archaic Period and has preserved its popularity for centuries. Medusa, who won the enmity of the goddess Athena and was punished by her hero Perseus for being mortal, has the power to turn those who face her, into stone. As a reflection of this belief, Medusa, which was delightedly depicted on various art works belonging to the ancient period, has become a popular decoration element used in the decoration of religious and public function buildings built in Anatolia with the Roman Imperial Period. This study, which was created by combining examples from different publications, showed that Medusa decoration was used in the decoration of pedestal, capital, architrave-frieze, ceiling-arch coffers, console, console geison with console, arch and pediment blocks. The buildings where the decoration is found are nymphaeum and theaters, especially the temple. However, it is seen that public buildings such as propylon, agora, gymnasium, library, bath, basilica and stadium are also included in the decoration program. It was determined that the decoration, which took place on the architectural blocks since the Julio-Claudian period,