An Evaluation of a Bronze Pan with the Inscription BANNAF in the Pera Museum

Year 2022, Issue: 2, 75 - 96, 31.12.2022

Yavuz Selim Güler

https://doi.org/10.54930/TARE.2022.2843

Abstract

The Collection of Anatolian Weights and Measures of the Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum has an extensive selection of objects that provides information about the economic, social, and cultural life in Anatolia, Mesopotamia, and the Mediterranean regions. Part of the collection consists of equal arm balance scales and equipment of these scales. In this article, a bronze object from the collection, a scale pan dating to the Roman period, is evaluated. This previously unpublished object is compared to other known examples of similar pans to determine its function, date the object, and examine the stamp on the pan. Since this object is the only known example of pans with BANNAF inscriptions in Turkish museums, it will greatly contribute to the understanding of pans with BANNAF inscriptions that will appear in future archaeological studies and museum research in Türkiye.

Keywords

Scale, Pan, Measurement, Negotiatores, Bannaf, Banna

Pera Müzesi’nde Bulunan BANNAF Damgalı Bir Bronz Kefe Üzerine Değerlendirme

Abstract

Suna ve İnan Kıraç Vakfı Pera Müzesi Anadolu Ağırlık ve Ölçüleri Koleksiyonu, Anadolu, Mezopotamya ve Akdeniz’in ticari, sosyal ve kültürel hayatına ışık tutan geniş bir koleksiyona sahiptir. Koleksiyonun bir kısmını iki kefeli teraziler ve bu terazilere ait parçalar oluşturmaktadır. Bu makalede koleksiyonda bulunan ve Roma Dönemi’ne tarihlenen terazi kefesi olarak tanımlanabilecek bir bronz obje üzerine değerlendirme yapılacaktır. Daha önce yayınlanmamış bu obje, kullanım alanının belirlenmesi, tarihlenmesi ve üzerindeki damganın incelenmesi için bilinen diğer benzer kefe örnekleriyle karşılaştırılacaktır. Bu obje, üzerinde BANNAF damgası bulunan kefelerin Türkiye’deki müzelerde bilinen tek örneği olduğundan gelecekte Türkiye’de yapılacak arkeolojik çalışmalarda ve müze araştırmalarında ortaya çıkacak BANNAF damgalı kefelerin anlaşılmasına yardımcı olacaktır.

Keywords

terazi, kefe, ölçü, Bannaf, Banna

Supporting Institution

Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum

Thanks

Pera Müzesi'nde bulunan BANNAF damgalı kefeyi çalışmama izin veren Suna ve İnan Kıraç Vakfı Kültür ve Sanat İşletmeleri Genel Müdürü Sayın M. Özalp Birol’a ve desteklerini esirgemeyen Pera Müzesi çalışanlarına teşekkürlerimi sunarım.

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