OTTOMAN PERIOD DECORATED GRAVESTONES OF MUGLA ORTAKENT-II
MUĞLA ORTAKENT’TE BULUNAN OSMANLI DÖNEMİ SÜSLEMELİ MEZAR TAŞLARI-II

Author : Hür Kamil BİÇİCİ
Number of pages : 1373-1436

Abstract

This concerns,“Ottoman Period Decorated Gravestones of Ortakent”. Among the cemetery of Ortakent, The dates of the gravestones are between 17.th-19.th centuries and 1 samples of 35 are from 17.th. century, 15 are from 18.th., 19 are from 19.th. century. Gravestones were of marble. The lenghts of the stones are between 145 cm.-48 cm., their widths are between 44 cm.-15 cm., their thicknesses are between 30 cm.-4 cm. Most of the samples are in rectangular and shapes and some are rectangular-prizmal. 13 of them have Foot gravestones. 11 head gravestones have large wadded turban (kavuk), turban(sarık), fez (fes) and kerchief. All of the gravestones have inscriptions. 5 of them are without inscriptions. Inscriptions on 11 samples were laid diagonal, and 24 of them were laid in a linear system, 30 of head ve foot gravesones are in good condition. 5 samples are broken. 7 of 35 gravestones are men’s and 28 are of women’s. While scarping was used for making gravestones are scarping, and painting were used as the main decoration tecnique is seen on foot stone with the painting technique, inscriptions of stones were coloured. Most of the inscriptions and decorations are relieved. Decoration subjects seen on gravestones are phytomorphic, geometric, objective and calligraphic. Most of the floral decorations are naturalistic.

Keywords

Gravestone, cemetery, decoration, floral, geometrical

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