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A (Selefkeh) (Lawrence, 1958: 289). In that particular example, the mounted
hunter on the left side is nearly as large as his horse (Fig. 22). The awkward
proportions are a feature of the Severan sculpture (Strong, 1995: 228), and it is
very likely that the sculptors of Docimeum could have been influenced by the
technique of Severan sculptors from Rome (Strong, 1961: 47).
4.4 Architectural Description
The Antakya Sarcophagus (Fig. 42- 45) belongs to the most commonly
found and chronologically latest group of Asiatic sarcophagi, the “standard type”
(Fig. 5). The long sides of this type are composed of three aediculae with a
gabled pediment in the middle and lunette pediments on each side (Fig. 42). Each
pediment rests on two spirally fluted columns. Between each two aediculae there
is a bay, which constitutes an extra space where figures can be placed. This whole
arrangement allows five figures to be placed on one long side, one figure under
each pediment, and two more figures in the bays between these. On the short
sides of this type of sarcophagi, there is an aedicula with a single gabled
pediment resting on two spirally fluted columns with a bay on either side (Fig.
31). The short sides thus allow three figures to be placed next to each other, one
under the gabled pediment, two in the bays. However, the tomb portal usually
placed on one of the short sides allows the placement of only two figures on this
side, standing next to the portal.
4.4.1 Columns
On the Antakya Sarcophagus, the finished column bases are double
moulded and stand on raised square plinths (Fig. 46). On the plinths, there are
circular carvings that surround the mouldings. Among the 16 columns of the
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