Funerary altars found in Sagalassos and Territorium in the Roman Imperial Period: Typology and function

Sagalassos, an important Pisidian city, was built on the southern slopes of Mount Ak dağ and Mount Ağlasun in the Ağlasun District of Burdur Province. The city has 4 large necropolis areas surrounded by arcosolium, sarcophagus, chamosorium, ostothek and monumental type graves decorated with richly decorated motifs in the east, west, north and south directions. In this study, the grave altars dating to the Roman Imperial Period in the Sagalassos Excavation House warehouse and in the Burdur Museum are discussed and introduced in depth in terms of typological, functional, epigraphic and decorative elements. As a result of the research on the forms, iconographic motifs, decoration features and epigraphic data of 28 grave altars found in Sagalassos and its territoriums, a general identification of the grave owners could be made. A general context about the production sites of the grave altars analysed in terms of their material and technical characteristics has been revealed. As a result of the studies on the use of altars in the necropolis areas, it was determined that they were in use during the Roman Imperial Period near various types of tombs. Key words: Sagalassos, Funerary Altars, Roman Imperial Period, Identity, Workshop