Troya Kulplu Vazo

Başta bir efsane olan Troya, İlyada'da anlatılanlardan yola çıkılarak Heinrich Schliemann tarafından 1870’lerde aranmaya başlanmıştır. UNESCO’nun 1998 yılında “Dünya Kültür Mirası Listesi” ‘ne alınan Troya Antik Kenti’nde kazı yapan Alman Heinrich Schliemann tarafından 1873 yılında Türkiye’den yurt dışına kaçırılan 5 bin yıllık geçmişe sahip olan Troya Hazineleri (Priamos Hazinesi), öncelikle Berlin Müzesi’ne hibe edilmiş, İkinci Dünya Savaşı’ndan sonra savaş ganimeti olarak Rusya’ya götürülmüştür. Schliemann kazı yaparken birçok arkeolojik katmanı tahrip ederek hazinelere ulaşmış ve bunun arkeolojik açıdan ne kadar büyük bir tahribat olduğu sonradan anlaşılmıştır. Kazı yerinde oluşan bu tahribat, bugün “Schlieman” yarığı olarak adlandırılmaktadır.
Özel çabalar ve çalışmalar sonucunda bir miktar eserin ait oldukları topraklara dönmesi sağlanırken, diğer eserler bugün Rusya Hermitage Müzesi ile Puşkin Müzesi’nde, ABD Pennysylvania Müzesi’nde, Almanya Schmuckmuseum Pforzeim’da, New York Metropolitan Sanat Müzesi ve İngiliz Müzesi’nde sergilenmektedir. 1871-1890 yılları arasında kaçak kazılarla tahrip edilen Troya'dan kaçırılan Troya Hazineleri’nin Türkiye'ye iadesi için çabalar hala sürdürülmektedir.
Troya Kulplu Vazo, formunu Troya’ya özgü kulplu kupalardan (depas*) almıştır ve vazo üzeri Troya hazinelerinden altın takıları temsil eden rölyef desenlerle dekorlanmıştır.
Troya Kulplu Vazo el imalatı lacivert ve siyah pudralı camdan üretilmiştir ve üzerindeki rölyef desenlerin tümü, altın ve eskitme boyalar kullanılarak dekorlanmıştır.
*Depas; Batı Anadolu kökenli olarak bilinen diğer adı "depas amphikypellon" olan çift kulplu bir kap.

Üretim adedi 2.000 ile sınırlıdır

Even though the city of Troy mentioned in Homer's Iliad was assumed to be a fictitious place, a zealous German archaeologist and adventurer Heinrich Schliemann, who believed such a place existed, decided to go after the traces laid in the epic poem. Directing his excavations to the mound found in Hisarlık, Schliemann initiated excavations and stumbled across nine archaeological layers which were dated as early as the Early Bronze Age. He eventually discovered some priceless finds and these treasures declared by Schliemann to be from Troy, are called “Priam's Treasure", referring to the legendary king mentioned in Iliad. Unfortunately, Troy's five thousand years of history together with some other artifacts were plundered when Heinrich Schliemann took Priam's Treasure out of Turkey in 1873. These exquisite finds were first donated to the Berlin Museum, but after the Second World War, they taken to Russia by the Red Army as spoils of war.

Schliemann, who did not have a formal education in archeology, was severely criticized by many scholars for his hastily carried out excavations in Troy, especially his use of dynamite. To reach the treasure, Schliemann carelessly bulldozed many archaeological strata, which later proved to be an enormous annihilation from the archaeological point of view. This destruction at the site of excavation is now called the “Schliemann Trench”.

Although modern scholars consider its accounts legendary, later excavations in the ancient city of Troy coincide with the events depicted in Homer's epic poem. The ancient city of Troy was now included in the UNESCO's ‘World Cultural Heritage List’ since 1998.

As a result of special efforts and endeavors, some artifacts from Troy were returned to the homeland to where they belong, while others are still being on displays at the Hermitage and Pushkin Museums in Russia, Pennsylvania Museum in the USA, Schmuckmuseum Pforzeim in Germany, Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the British Museum in the UK. Efforts are still being pursued for the return of Priam's Treasure to Turkey which were smuggled out of the country between 1871-1890 and taken possession by illegal excavations that destroyed the historic site of Troy.

Two-Handled Trojan Vase is shaped after two-handled drinking goblets unique to Troy (depas*) and is decorated with relief patterns representing the gold jewelry which were a part of the Priam's Treasure.

Two-Handled Trojan Vase is produced from handmade navy blue and black frosted bone glass and all relief patterns are decorated with gold and antiquated paints.
*Depas: A double-handled drinking vessel, also referred to as "depas amphikypellon", known to be Western Anatolian-origin.