Stuccowork From Metropolis: A Comprehensive Research on Stylistic Features of the Stuccoes in the Roman Bath-Palaestra Complex

Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2026

Yazarlar: Burak ARSLAN

Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology, ESCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, Scopus, 2026, cilt 13, ss 132-142

DOI: 10.14795/jaha.13.1.2026.1400

Özet

<p>This&nbsp;study&nbsp;examines&nbsp;the&nbsp;stuccoes&nbsp;found&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Roman&nbsp;Bath-Palaestra</p><p>Complex,&nbsp;the&nbsp;largest&nbsp;public&nbsp;structure&nbsp;uncovered&nbsp;to&nbsp;date&nbsp;in&nbsp;Metropolis,&nbsp;during</p><p>the&nbsp;2011–2012&nbsp;excavations.&nbsp;All&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;identified&nbsp;examples&nbsp;were&nbsp;uncovered</p><p>during&nbsp;the&nbsp;excavation&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;particular&nbsp;room.&nbsp;The&nbsp;relationship&nbsp;between&nbsp;the</p><p>stucco&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;space,&nbsp;and&nbsp;its&nbsp;use&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;interior&nbsp;design&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;room,&nbsp;is&nbsp;one</p><p>of&nbsp;the&nbsp;research&nbsp;topics&nbsp;of&nbsp;this&nbsp;article.&nbsp;The&nbsp;aim&nbsp;is&nbsp;to&nbsp;reveal&nbsp;the&nbsp;functional&nbsp;and</p><p>structural&nbsp;significance&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;room&nbsp;within&nbsp;the&nbsp;bath&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;help&nbsp;of&nbsp;finds&nbsp;such</p><p>as&nbsp;stucco&nbsp;and&nbsp;colored&nbsp;wall&nbsp;plaster&nbsp;(fresco).&nbsp;Dating&nbsp;proposals&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;made</p><p>based&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;decorative&nbsp;features&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;stucco,&nbsp;contextual&nbsp;information,&nbsp;and</p><p>comparisons&nbsp;with&nbsp;similar&nbsp;examples.&nbsp;Stuccowork&nbsp;and&nbsp;application&nbsp;have&nbsp;been</p><p>preferred&nbsp;for&nbsp;centuries,&nbsp;particularly&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;interior&nbsp;design&nbsp;of&nbsp;public&nbsp;buildings</p><p>and&nbsp;private&nbsp;residences&nbsp;during&nbsp;the&nbsp;Roman&nbsp;Imperial&nbsp;period.&nbsp;However,&nbsp;it&nbsp;has</p><p>mostly&nbsp;remained&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;background&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;research&nbsp;topic&nbsp;and&nbsp;has&nbsp;not&nbsp;been</p><p>sufficiently&nbsp;studied.&nbsp;Therefore,&nbsp;this&nbsp;study&nbsp;both&nbsp;evaluates&nbsp;the&nbsp;high-quality</p><p>stuccowork&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Roman&nbsp;Bath-Palaestra&nbsp;complex&nbsp;in&nbsp;Metropolis&nbsp;and&nbsp;draws</p><p>attention&nbsp;to&nbsp;stucco,&nbsp;which&nbsp;is&nbsp;an&nbsp;important&nbsp;part&nbsp;of&nbsp;ancient&nbsp;architecture&nbsp;and</p><p>craftsmanship.</p>

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