- Trakya Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi
- Volume:13 Issue:26
- Church Lighting Devices from Harala Fortress in the Edirne Archaeological Museum
Church Lighting Devices from Harala Fortress in the Edirne Archaeological Museum
Authors : Sumer ATASOY
Pages : 219-241
Doi:10.33207/trkede.1217906
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Publication Date : 2023-07-21
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :Harala / Garella Fortress is located in the modern-day village of Altınyazı, 25 km southwest of Uzunköprü in the province of Edirne, Eastern Thrace. The Fortress was in the territory of Plotinopolis / Pamphylon insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Uzunköprü); during the Roman and Byzantine periods. In 1974, during some work for the construction of a water channel, a group of metal objects are said to have been found in the church ruins of Harala Fortress. The metal objects are all copper alloy insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(bronze); lighting devices and are now stored in Edirne Archaeological Museum. They were probably part of a larger group of lighting devices associated with the episcopal complex during the MidByzantine period.Keywords : Harala, Altınyazı, Kilise, Aydınlatma