Label of a low relief carving on a marble plaque, possibly showing *Konon (one of several homonymous martyrs of Anatolia). Found at Side (Pamphylia, southern Asia Minor). Possibly 6th c.
Evidence ID
E00866
Type of Evidence
Images and objects - Sculpture/reliefs
Label of a low relief carving on a white marble plaque:
Κόνων
'Konon'
Text: I. Side, no. 184.
Use of Images
Public display of an image
Source
A thick white marble plaque. H. 0.28m; W. 0.42 m; Th. 0.08 m. It was found in 1989 in one of the storage rooms. The stone bears a low relief carving of a man pointing at a cross which stands to the right of him.Discussion
Johannes Nollé suggests that the depicted person is either *Konon (martyr of Anatolia, unspecified) or a homonymous founder (see I. Side, no. 184). If the martyr is depicted, his gesture may mean that he is comparing his martyrdom with the death of Christ. But, perhaps, the picture shows a bishop of Side, e.g. the same man who is mentioned in the inscription discussed in Entry E00865.Dating: perhaps 6th c. (if the label refers to the bishop who consecrated the basilica in Side).
Bibliography
Edition:Side im Altertum, no. 184.
Record Created By
Paweł Nowakowski
Date of Entry
20/11/2015
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00177 | Konon, gardener and martyr of Magydos of Pamphylia | Κόνων | Uncertain | S00429 | Konon, martyr of Iconium | Κόνων | Uncertain | S00430 | Konon, martyr of Isauria | Κόνων | Uncertain |
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