Heroon of Trysa
The Heroon of Trysa is an ancient grave complex in Lycia , in southwest Turkey. It was discovered in 1841 by the high school teacher Julius August Schönborn during his research trips through Lycia.
The figure-adorned friezes are currently in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna . The relief plates were brought to Vienna in 1882 with the approval of the Turkish authorities. The Kunsthistorisches Museum is running a research project to examine the approx. 152 originally painted relief panels that adorned the almost square surrounding wall of the tomb. In the course of this project, a catalog of the relief panels is to be created in which, in addition to the dimensions and condition, a detailed description and stylistic analysis of the figures will be presented. After the research project has been completed, a comprehensive publication of the Heroon's relief plates is planned. New photos taken by the Kunsthistorisches Museum's photo studio in 2007 of the restored relief plates are intended to illustrate the text of the publication.
literature
- Hubert D. Szemethy, The Acquisition History of the Heroon of Trysa. A chapter of Austro-Turkish cultural policy, with a contribution by S. Pfeiffer-Tas, Wiener Forschungen zur Archäologie 9 (2005)
- Wolfgang Oberleitner , The Heroon of Trysa - A Lycian princely grave of the 4th century AD. ; Ancient world , special issue 1994
- Alice Landskron, The Heroon of Trysa. A memorial in Lycia between East and West Investigations into the decoration of pictures, the design and the owner of the grave , writings of the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Sabine Haag (ed.), Volume 13A , Vienna 2016.