Naxos Vase, Amber Glass Vase, Mosaic Design

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Naxos Vase

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Description

On the Naxos Vase unearthed at Cevvlik are produced the geometrical edgings inspired from the mosaic called "Ariadne forsaken" dating from the second century A.D., displayed at peresent in the Archeological Museum of Antakya.

The mosaics of Antioch were used between the second and sixth century A.D. as flooring, in churches, private residences or bathhouses. The majority of these mosaics were discovered during the excavations in Antakya, Harbiye, in the environs of Cevlik. The Antioch mosaic with the technical mastery they exhibit and the decorative and naturalistic features are in the line of the Hellenistic tradition, and enlighten us about the cultural traits and artistic tastes of the period in wich they had been made.

The amber glass Naxos Vase is hand made, the glass surface that displays the mosaic designs is gilt with 24 carats gold, while each mosaic piece is tinted by hand with special glass dye.

Turkce Aciklama (Turkish Description)

Naxos Vazo uzerinde, Cevlik' de bulunan ve Antakya Arkeoloji Muzesi' nde sergilenmekte olan M.S. 2.yy' a tarihlenen "Terkedilmis Ariadne Mozaigi" ndeki geometrik semali bordur motifleri resmedilmistir.

Antakya mozaikleri, 2.yy baslariyla 6.yy arasinda kilise, ozel konutve hamamlarin taban dosemelri olarak yapilmis ve buyuk bolumu Antakya, Harbiye, Cevlik civarinda yapilan kazi calismalarinda ortaya cikarilmistir. Teknik ustunlukleri, dekoratif ve naturalist etkileri ile Hellenistik sanat geleneginin devami nitaliginde olan Antakya mozaikleri yapildigi donemdeki toplumun kulturel aliskanliklari ve sanat zevki hakkinda bilgi vermektedir.

Naxos Vazo, el imalati amber renkli camdan uretilmistir, desenlerin uyguladigi cam yuzey 24 ayar altin yaldiz kullanilarak kaplanmis, altin kaplanan yuzeye mozaik doku uygulamasi yapilmis ve olusan her bir mozaik parcacagi ozel cam boyasi ile tek tek elde boyanmistir.