Chersonesan Studies 1: The Polychrome Grave Stelai from the Early Hellenistic Necropolis

2. Catalog of Grave Stelai

13 2 Catalog of Grave Stelai All measurements are in cm; h = height, w = width, th = thickness. All images are shown at 1:10. Unless otherwise indicated, rosettes consist of two plain and concentric disks with petals rendered in paint only. All stones were made to be seen from the front and both lateral faces unless noted otherwise. Descriptions of colors preserved start from the lower end and often refer to traces that are only visible on the lateral faces of the various stones. The names of the workshops are a convention devised by the author to facilitate references and are based on the primary characteristic or commemorated individual in a group. The “Damatrios workshop” was called “Ionian workshop” in The Gravestones of Chersonesos, 2006. Inventory numbers have a specific meaning concerning the findspot; the most important are: 35548: Northern part of coast line; 1932 36504: Area in and around Tower of Zeno; 1910 36579: Area of the Hellenistic pottery kilns next to the Tower of Zeno; 1956 36847: Tower of Zeno; 1960–61 36764: Curtain wall No 20; 1969 37074: Port area; Insula II; 1984 37151: North-Eastern area of the city, Insula III; 1988 37330: The barracks within the area of the citadel; 1999 All 4-digit numbers (3641, 3644, 3652, 3659, 4609) refer to early excavations of the late 19th or early 20th century in the “Necropolis of Chersonesos” and are without further specification. Prefix abbreviations No prefix indicates stelai found inside the Tower of Zeno C = stelai found outside the Tower of Zeno 14 Chersonesan Studies 1: The Polychrome Grave Stelai No. 1 Stele of Sannion, son of Megakles Inv. No. 36847/5 Excavation Nos. 405+273 Dimensions: max. h 127.0 w 37.0 th 15.0 shaft h 117.0 w 32.5–37.0 th 12.5–14.0 Material: Local limestone. Inscription: Letters painted in black. Incisions: Three vertical guidelines for the staff; one horizontal line to mark the staff’s upper end; four horizontal guidelines for the inscription. Colors preserved: Brown for the staff. Rosettes: yellow petals on the inner disks against green background, traces of red and light blue leaves on the outer disks. Upper profile: narrow yellow fillet followed by alternating green and dark blue ovuli against red background on the Ionic kyma; white on the groove above. Narrow red fillet underneath the black/dark blue antefixes. Preservation: Complete except for missing lower section and most of the front and lateral antefixes. Reassembled from three fragments. Description: Stele with horizontal termination; five front and two lateral antefixes . Rosettes on front and lateral sides. The front has a painted staff with knots. Transitions from lateral faces to reverse face are rounded; the reverse face itself is only roughed out. Attribution: Sannion workshop, on the basis of toolmarks and applied colors. References: Danilenko 1969, 41, Fig. 19; Solomonik 1969, 63, No. 12; Wasowicz 1985, 468–70, Fig. 8; Carter 2003, 142, Fig. 10.19; Posamentir 2005, 108, Pl. 49.4; Posamentir 2006a, 14, Fig. 7; 37, Fig. 23; 43, Fig. 36; Posamentir 2007, 47, Fig. 3. Grave Stelai from the Tower of Zeno Sannion Workshop 15 Catalog of Grave Stelai No. 2 Stele of Mendiko, daughter of Heraios, wife of Sannion Inv. No. 36847/59+65 Excavation Nos. 404+466 Dimensions: max. h 160.0 w 43.0 th 19.3 shaft: h 148.5 w 32.0–37.5 th 13.5–14.5 Material: Local limestone. Inscription: Letters painted in black. Incisions: A vertical line runs down the middle of the shaft; there are four horizontal guidelines for the inscription. Colors preserved: Red background on the lesbian kyma at the bottom. The original color of the taenia is not identifiable, but there are some brown/purple traces along the edges; green alabastron suspended on red ribbon. Rosettes : yellow petals on the inner disks against green background, traces of red leaves and black stripes on the outer disks. Upper profile: narrow yellow fillet, followed by alternating blue and green ovuli against red background on the Ionic kyma; above are a groove (without color) and a narrow red fillet. Preservation: Complete except for missing lower part of tenon and a section in the middle of the shaft. Reassembled from three fragments. Description: Stele with horizontal termination. The upper surface is neatly flattened for a separately worked crowning. Rosettes on front and lateral sides. Painted taenia on front continues on...