MAMA XI 12 (Apollonia)

Votive bomos to Attis(?)

Type of monument:

Votive altar.

Location:

Uluborlu (Apollonia): in the İsmet Paşa Okulu. Now (2012) in the Uluborlu museum.

Description:

Cylindrical bomos with crown and base mouldings. Around the crown moulding, a series of eyes in relief. On the shaft, aedicula in relief; within, male figure seated on throne, wearing belted tunic and Phrygian cap (Attis?), holding unidentifiable objects in either hand. Labarre et al. incorrectly identify the figure as Kybele.

Dimensions:

Ht. 1.61; Diameter 0.27 (crown moulding), 0.23-0.26 (shaft), 0.30

Record:

MB notebook copy; line drawing; photograph (1956/88).

Publication:

Labarre, Özsait, Özsait and Güceren 2012: 138-9, no.29.

Date:

Roman imperial period.