09-07-2007, 07:22 PM
Quote:When I first saw that drawing I wondered if Laran had misinterpreted two spears being held together. Do you know if that is what is shown on the extant piece?
As Laran's said, if there is a misinterpretation, it's Teixier's not his!
The article I'm referring to is Adrian Nayler, "Lost and Found in Anatolia", Slingshot 201 (January 1999) 28-29. There's a drawing based on Adrian's photo of the stele supplied to the Editor, discussion and reconstructon. Adrian says:
"If we accept that the relief now in Konya is that illustrated I have to say that Teixier's plate gives the impresson that it is much better preserved than it is in reality. Furthermore, he appears to have 'imaginatively reconstructed' the relief, garnishing it with more detail than the actual carving allows. In some respects his depiction is just plain wrong."
In particular Adrian suggests:
- There are two spears carried side by side, not a two-headed spear! They have butt-spikes or secondary blades, like the Lykian spears in the earlier Karaburun II paintings.
- The helmet is too badly damaged to say much about its shape, though the crest is accurate.
- The cuirass has a zigzag pattern that may represent scales or quilting.
- The shield does not have a central ketos sea-monster, but a device of a roundel surrounded by three crescents.
- The tassel that Teixier puts on the hilt of the sword may be the lower corner of the man's cloak.
cheers,
Duncan
Duncan
