Bizans Sanatı Anabilim Dalı

Anadolu'daki Geç Antik Dönem seküler yer mozaikleri

This thesis compiles and conducts quantitative and qualitative analysis of Late Antique floor mosaics in Anatolia in secular contexts as a whole for the first time. Contextualizing these mosaics within the early Byzantine Empire and the other media and studying their agency, this analysis aims to contribute to a better understanding of the cultural and social history of the region in this period and provide input for future studies. In this regard, the similarities and differences across regions as well as continuity and change over time are probed in addition to the drivers of choice for location, design, and style of mosaics during Late Antiquity. Another related topic of inquiry is the cross-over of motifs across different media. With these questions in its focus, this study intends to address the notion of continuity and break with the Greco-Roman tradition in the Late Antique/Early Byzantine period and delineate the main features of the Anatolian mosaics. These mosaics are explored from the sensorial and spatial perspectives in art history and archaeology through Lefebvre's spatial theory while glocalization concept is introduced for the study of their extent and diversity. Through an interdisciplinary approach, this thesis aims to deepen knowledge through questioning motives for "mosaic making", workshop organization and financial provisions along with their implications for the daily life of Late Antique Byzantines during their creation and reception processes.