halicarnassus

Carian Inscription of Halikarnassos

31/07/2026 by Carian Monuments

C.Ha 1 The inscription is engraved along the outer rim of a bronze phiale (a shallow votive bowl) measuring 13.4 cm in diameter and between 4.6 and 5.25 cm in height. It was purchased in 1977 in Istanbul by a collector and its attribution to the area of Halikarnassos (modern Bodrum) is based solely on … Read more

20/07/202629/10/2025 by Carian Monuments

Ancient Halicarnassus is located on the site of the modern district of Bodrum in the Muğla province. The city possessed a strategic natural harbor protected by the island of Arkonnesos (modern Karaada) and featured the Zephyrion promontory (the site of the medieval castle), which served as the location for the Hecatomnid palace and a naval … Read more