Papers by Anna Urszula Kordas
Études et Travaux XXXV, 2022
This paper offers the editio princeps of a Greek inscription engraved on a marble column discove... more This paper offers the editio princeps of a Greek inscription engraved on a marble column discovered in the ‘Saranda Kolones’ Castle at Nea Paphos in Cyprus. The inscription, dated to the second or early third century AD, contains the names of the otherwise unknown Tiberius Claudius Claudianus Hetereianus, a member of the ordo equester, a founder of the column. This is the only known inscription mentioning the name Hetereianus. It remains an open question as to whether the man mentioned by the inscription was a Cypriot by birth or came to Cyprus, as well as whether he was the founder of this column only or a whole colonnade.
This article aims to reconsider the inscribed marks on reused Ionic capitals found within the are... more This article aims to reconsider the inscribed marks on reused Ionic capitals found within the area of the baths at Kom el-Dikka in Alexandria. The marks ΦΛ ΑΝΤ are reconstructed as the name of a prefect of Egypt, Flavius Antonius Theodorus (337 and 338 CE). This connection, as well as reconsideration of the archaeological evidence, provides precise clues to the dating of the baths’ foundation. Column capitals of earlier date, which were reused in the baths and inscribed with the name of the prefect of Egypt, suggest this official's involvement in supplying building material for the construction. This evidence provides an opportunity to reconsider the duties of the prefect of Egypt in the 4th c. CE.
Journal of Roman Archaeology, 2021
Klimek A. U., Zjawisko euergetyzmu na przykładzie korespondencji między Antiochem III a grecką polis – Jazos (I. Iasos 4), In: Propaganda w starożytności. Materiały pokonferencyjne z V Krakowskich Spotkań Starożytniczych (Kraków, 13-15 marca 2013), Kołoczek B. (ed.), Kraków: 53-63, 2014
Światowit. Annual of the Instutute of Archeology of the University of Warsaw, 2013
Talks by Anna Urszula Kordas
Posters by Anna Urszula Kordas
KONFERENCJA „PRZESZŁOŚĆ MA PRZYSZŁOŚĆ! / THE PAST HAS A FUTURE! 22-26 March, 2021, 2021
Conference Presentations by Anna Urszula Kordas
The paper presented masons’ marks engraved on architectural elements which I have managed to obse... more The paper presented masons’ marks engraved on architectural elements which I have managed to observe during my stay in May 2021 in Amathus, Kourion, Paphos and Palaipaphos. The architectural elements with masons’ marks were presented in their original context and the preliminary interpretation of the marks was proposed. It was discussed the issues of the origin of the stones, the place where they have been marked, the purpose of their marking, as well as the systems according to which they have been marked. Comparison of masons’ marks from these four cities was a pretext to draw more general conclusions about the marking of architectural elements and the organization of masons’ labour on Cyprus. The studies are aimed to answer the questions related to stone technology, but also to significantly wider considerations regarding the flow of architectural ideas and craftsmen within the Mediterranean.
The research on stone marks used on public buildings erected from the Hellenistic period to Late ... more The research on stone marks used on public buildings erected from the Hellenistic period to Late Antiquity in the region of Alexandria, Cyrenaica and Cyprus, the two regions clearly influenced by Alexandrian architecture, aims to answer questions related to the technology of stone processing, as well as wider consideration of the flow of ideas and people within the Mediterranean Basin. The paper will focus on a case study of masons’ marks engraved on the Tauchira Gate in Ptolemais in Cyrenaica, the best-preserved part of
Ptolemais’ fortifications. Although the building has been studied by many researchers, masons’ marks engraved on masonry walls have remained undocumented so far. Inscribed on carefully joined stones of the high quality
isodomic masonry, on the surface of rusticated blocks, provide a unique testimony about the stone masters engaged in this monumental construction. The analysis of the marks’ distribution was possible thanks to
drawings made based on photogrammetric models obtained from archival photographic documentation of the Polish Archaeological Mission to Ptolemais of the University of Warsaw. It demonstrates two different marking
systems used in the Tauchira Gate: the first used in the lower part of the Gate represent ordinal numbers, and the second system is represented by marks in the form of sophisticated designed monograms, probably the
names of workshops owners or individual stonecutters were abbreviated in them. It seems that the Gate was built in two phases, in the first one the marks refer to division of the works among unnamed, consecutive eight
stonecutters’ teams, while the second system refers to particular workshops or masons abbreviated by monograms. Probably these two identified systems of the marks reflect the organization of work and the
methods of financing the masons.
the archaeological conference “Poles in the Near East” co-organized by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw and the Faculty of Archaeology of the University of Warsaw. 9-11 March 2021, 2021
The Western Basilica in Ptolemais has been the subject of many studies, however, due to the lack ... more The Western Basilica in Ptolemais has been the subject of many studies, however, due to the lack of unequivocal evidence, its dating is still under discussion. On the other hand, masons’ marks carved on building blocks of the church have not been the subject of detailed research so far. The latest analysis of mason’s marks made on the basis of the photographic documentation of the Polish Archaeological Mission in Ptolemais UW in 2010 allowed for the preliminary identification of repeated marks on the walls qualifying them as marks of masons’ workshops. The similarity of these marks with the markings of workshops operating at the beginning of the 6th century AD in Constantinople and, in parallel, on other buildings in the Mediterranean area from this period, may suggest that some of the marks from the Western Basilica in Ptolemais may belong to the workshops associated with the center in Constantinople. The confirmation of this hypothesis would provide a significant argument in the discussion of the dating of the Western Basilica in Ptolemais.
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Papers by Anna Urszula Kordas
This article aims to reconsider the inscribed marks on reused Ionic capitals found within the
area of the baths at Kom el-Dikka in Alexandria. The marks ΦΛ ΑΝΤ are reconstructed as the name of a
prefect of Egypt, Flavius Antonius Theodorus (337 and 338 CE). This connection, as well as reconsideration
of the archaeological evidence, provides precise clues to the dating of the baths’ foundation.
Column capitals of earlier date, which were reused in the baths and inscribed with the name of the
prefect of Egypt, suggest this official’s involvement in supplying building material for the construction.
This evidence provides an opportunity to reconsider the duties of the prefect of Egypt in the 4th c. CE.
Talks by Anna Urszula Kordas
Posters by Anna Urszula Kordas
Conference Presentations by Anna Urszula Kordas
Ptolemais’ fortifications. Although the building has been studied by many researchers, masons’ marks engraved on masonry walls have remained undocumented so far. Inscribed on carefully joined stones of the high quality
isodomic masonry, on the surface of rusticated blocks, provide a unique testimony about the stone masters engaged in this monumental construction. The analysis of the marks’ distribution was possible thanks to
drawings made based on photogrammetric models obtained from archival photographic documentation of the Polish Archaeological Mission to Ptolemais of the University of Warsaw. It demonstrates two different marking
systems used in the Tauchira Gate: the first used in the lower part of the Gate represent ordinal numbers, and the second system is represented by marks in the form of sophisticated designed monograms, probably the
names of workshops owners or individual stonecutters were abbreviated in them. It seems that the Gate was built in two phases, in the first one the marks refer to division of the works among unnamed, consecutive eight
stonecutters’ teams, while the second system refers to particular workshops or masons abbreviated by monograms. Probably these two identified systems of the marks reflect the organization of work and the
methods of financing the masons.
This article aims to reconsider the inscribed marks on reused Ionic capitals found within the
area of the baths at Kom el-Dikka in Alexandria. The marks ΦΛ ΑΝΤ are reconstructed as the name of a
prefect of Egypt, Flavius Antonius Theodorus (337 and 338 CE). This connection, as well as reconsideration
of the archaeological evidence, provides precise clues to the dating of the baths’ foundation.
Column capitals of earlier date, which were reused in the baths and inscribed with the name of the
prefect of Egypt, suggest this official’s involvement in supplying building material for the construction.
This evidence provides an opportunity to reconsider the duties of the prefect of Egypt in the 4th c. CE.
Ptolemais’ fortifications. Although the building has been studied by many researchers, masons’ marks engraved on masonry walls have remained undocumented so far. Inscribed on carefully joined stones of the high quality
isodomic masonry, on the surface of rusticated blocks, provide a unique testimony about the stone masters engaged in this monumental construction. The analysis of the marks’ distribution was possible thanks to
drawings made based on photogrammetric models obtained from archival photographic documentation of the Polish Archaeological Mission to Ptolemais of the University of Warsaw. It demonstrates two different marking
systems used in the Tauchira Gate: the first used in the lower part of the Gate represent ordinal numbers, and the second system is represented by marks in the form of sophisticated designed monograms, probably the
names of workshops owners or individual stonecutters were abbreviated in them. It seems that the Gate was built in two phases, in the first one the marks refer to division of the works among unnamed, consecutive eight
stonecutters’ teams, while the second system refers to particular workshops or masons abbreviated by monograms. Probably these two identified systems of the marks reflect the organization of work and the
methods of financing the masons.