The relief block at the centre of this study was found in 2004 in a ploughed field in the northern region of Lydia near the village of Gökçeler in the district of Akhisar, in what is today the Manisa province. A standing male figure is depicted on the block, which probably belonged to a chamber tomb. Holding a cock and a bud in his hands, stylistically the figure points to a date between the late sixth century BC and the early fifth century BC. He has short, spiral curls and wears a long-sleeved, tight-fitting garment that appears to be influenced by the Persian style. Within the scope of Anatolian-Persian funerary reliefs, this example is particularly significant due to its typological and iconographical elements. Specifically, following comparisons with other works of the Persian period, it is possible to suggest that the figure on the Gökçeler relief is an African who is offering a gift to the tomb owner; the latter may have been Persian or have served a Persian. Thus, this relief has particular significance since it is the only known work of Anatolian-Persian sculpture which indicates that individuals of African origin lived in the Anatolian region under Persian rule.

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来自吕底亚 Gökçeler 的安纳托利亚-波斯墓浮雕

这项研究中心的地块于 2004 年在 Lydia 北部地区的一个耕地中发现，靠近 Akhisar 区的 Gökçeler 村，即今天的马尼萨省。石块上描绘了一个站立的男性人物，这可能属于一个室内墓葬。手里拿着一只公鸡和一个花蕾，从风格上看，这个数字指向公元前六世纪末和公元前五世纪初之间的日期。他有一头短而螺旋的卷发，穿着一件似乎受到波斯风格影响的长袖紧身服装。在安纳托利亚-波斯葬礼浮雕的范围内，由于其类型和图像元素，这个例子特别重要。具体来说，在与波斯时期的其他作品进行比较之后，可以认为，Gökçeler 浮雕上的人物是一个正在向墓主赠送礼物的非洲人；后者可能是波斯人或曾为波斯人服务过。因此，这幅浮雕具有特殊的意义，因为它是唯一已知的安纳托利亚-波斯雕塑作品，表明非洲血统的人生活在波斯统治下的安纳托利亚地区。