ARTOPHORION IN AKŞEHİR NASREDDİN HOCA MUSEUM OF ARCHEOLOGY AND ETHNOGRAPHY

Abstract

The subject of the research is the artophorion exhibited in the Nasreddin Hodja Archeology and Ethnography Museum, registered at Selçuk Neighborhood, Ulucami Street No. 20 in Akşehir District of Konya. The bread and wine obtained from the eucharist, which is held on the last Thursday before Easter, are preserved in the Artophorions standing on the altar, one of the most important liturgical elements in the church. In this context, artophorions have a special importance. It was determined that the artophorion, whose architectural and general features were examined during the surveys carried out in 2019, has not been documented in any scientific study before. Within the scope of the study, photographs of the artophorion were taken, drawings were prepared and detailed descriptions were made. Artophorion; analyzed within the scope of material-technical, ornamentation, style and iconography features, and then evaluated comparatively with similar contemporary examples in Anatolia and outside Anatolia, especially in Konya. At the end of the study, a restoration proposal was presented by addressing the problems of preservation and exhibition of the artifact, which is exhibited in a glass panel in Akşehir Nasreddin Hodja Archeology and Ethnography Museum.