Modern tile made in 1978 based on Lydian designs

This model was created by scanning a modern re-creation of a Lydian terracotta tile, made in 1978 as part of the Archaeological Exploration of Sardis.

Read more: “Lydian Architectural Terracottas” by Suat Ateşlier, in The Lydians and Their World / Lidyalılar ve Dünyaları, edited by N.D. Cahill (2010): http://sardisexpedition.org/en/essays/latw-ateslier-lydian-architectural-terracottas

Citation: Eric Hostetter, Lydian Architectural Terracottas: A Study in Tile Replication, Display, and Technique, The Archaeological Exploration of Sardis. Illinois Classical Studies Supplement 5. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1994, fig. 16, pp.5ff, Tile type 1 “Thesues and the Minotaur,” Potnia Theron and Archer Frieze Tiles.

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