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To My Family and Uğraş Uzun - Bilkent University

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Other than the hunting side, the other sides of Hierapolis A were probably<br />

similar to those of the Antakya Sarcophagus as well, although the fragmentary<br />

nature of this example has caused some dispute among scholars regarding the<br />

exact identification of the figures. For example, there is a nude heroized male in<br />

the middle aedicula of the second long side, a common point with the Antakya<br />

Sarcophagus. It is not clear however, whether he is flanked by four females, or<br />

two females <strong>and</strong> two males (Wiegartz, 1965: 156). There is also a tomb-portal on<br />

one of the short sides of Hierapolis A, but it is again disputed whether the figures<br />

flanking the portal are two females, or a male <strong>and</strong> a female (Wiegartz, 1965:<br />

156). On the other short side, the identification is clear, there is a female in the<br />

middle flanked by two males, again a similar point to the Antakya Sarcophagus<br />

(Wiegartz, 1965: 156).<br />

The fragmentary nature of the Hierapolis A, unfortunately, does not allow<br />

us to compare it with the Antakya Sarcophagus with respect to architectural<br />

ornamentation <strong>and</strong> thus suggest the relative chronology for the two examples.<br />

Thus, we will have to be content with the compositional similarity of them.<br />

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