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A Group of Rhodian Stamped Amphorae and Amphora Stamps from Silifke Museum

Silifke Müzesi'nden Bir Grup Mühürlü Amphora ve Amphora Mühürleri
Authors: Harmandar, Celil Samet; Elmalı, Gökmen;

A Group of Rhodian Stamped Amphorae and Amphora Stamps from Silifke Museum

Abstract

This study focuses on a group of stamped Rhodian amphorae housed in the Silifke Museum (Mersin, Türkiye) from archaeological and epigraphic perspectives. During the Hellenistic Period, Rhodes emerged as a dominant commercial power in the Mediterranean, distinguished by a highly standardized and systematically organized stamping practice that remained in use from the late 4th century BCE until the mid 1st century BCE. The research concentrates on the identification and chronological assessment of the eponyms and fabricants recorded on the stamps. By cross-referencing the information gathered from the stamps with established corpora and digital databases, the study establishes a refined chrono­logical framework for the assemblage. The results indicate that a substantial proportion of the amphorae and handles are dated to the 2nd century BCE, corresponding to the peak phase of Rhodian commercial activity. The principal contribution of this paper lies in proposing a new association between an eponym and a fabricant, not recorded in the existing scholarly literature. This new pairing offers valuable insights into the organization of Rhodian workshops and the administrative mechanisms governing amphora production. Furthermore, by presenting a local museum collection to the international scholarly com­munity, this study contributes to the refinement of the chronological and prosopographical frameworks essential for a more nuanced understanding of the Hellenistic economy.

Bu çalışma, Silifke Müzesi’nde (Mersin, Türkiye) bulunan bir grup mühürlü Rhodos amphorasına arkeolojik ve epigrafik açılardan odaklanmaktadır. Hellenistik Dönem boyunca Rhodos, MÖ 4. yüzyılın sonlarından MÖ 1. yüzyılın ortalarına kadar kullanımda kalan, oldukça standart ve sistematik bir mühür­leme uygulamasıyla öne çıkarak Akdeniz’de egemen bir ticari güç haline gelmiştir. Araştırma, mühürler üzerinde yer alan yönetici/eponym ve üreticilerin tanımlanmasına ve kronolojik olarak değerlendiril­mesine yoğunlaşmaktadır. Müzede tespit edilen buluntuların kabul görmüş referans kaynaklar ve dijital veri tabanlarıyla karşılaştırılarak, çalışma içerisinde bu buluntu topluluğu için bir kronolojik çerçeve oluşturulmuştur. Sonuçlar, amphora ve mühürlü kulpların büyük bir bölümünün, Rhodos’un ticari faali­yetlerinin en yoğun evresine denk gelen MÖ 2. yüzyıla tarihlendiğini göstermektedir. Bu makalenin temel katkısı, mevcut akademik literatürde yer almayan, bir yönetici/eponym ile bir üretici arasında yeni bir bağlantının önerilmesidir. Bu yeni bağlantı, Rhodos’ta yer alan amphora üretim atölyelerinin organi­zasyonu ve amphora üretimini yöneten idari mekanizmalar hakkında değerli bilgiler sunmaktadır. Dahası, bu çalışma yerel bir müze koleksiyonunu uluslararası akademik camiaya sunarak, Hellenistik eko­nominin daha detaylı bir şekilde kavranması için elzem olan kronolojik ve prosopografik çerçevelerin geliştirilmesine katkı sağlamaktadır.

Keywords

Silifke Museum, Mühürlü Rhodos Amphoraları, Stamped Rhodian Amphorae, Hellenistic Period, Hellenistik Dönem, Rhodos-Kilikia Ticareti, Silifke Müzesi, Rhodian-Cilician Trade

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