AKSARAY–ALAY HAN'S DOUBLE-BODY LION FIGURINE MYSTERY
Journal Title: The Journal of International Social Research - Year 2016, Vol 9, Issue 47
Abstract
This study was conducted in Seljuk Sultan II. Kılıç Arslan's Aksaray'da Alayhan caravanserai in the double-body single-headed lion figure is focused. Every building, every article etc. Things are a material cultural product and these products carry the cultural characteristics of civilization to which they belong. The Seljuk State has often included animal depictions as ornamental elements in the architecture of the region it has. Later on in recognition of Islam, animal depictions of different architectural works were observed. The Seljuk’s, especially as a symbol, gave a large place to the lions reliefs. In this study II. The reason why the single-headed lion figurine seen in Alay Khan caravanserai built by Kılıç Arslan in Aksaray only existed in this caravanserai. In the other architectural monuments built during the Seljuk State, this symbol has not been seen, and in the study, the reasons why this symbol is here were evaluated with the ideas we have put forward.
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Deniz GÜMÜŞ
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- DOI 10.17719/jisr.2016.1385
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