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Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English and Turkish. 165 p. B/w ills. "Although Tesserae have been known in the literature of archaeology for many years and have been critically investigated by European researchers, limited number of paper has been published. Due to this reason, Tesserae that are often found in excavations- especially in Anatolia -has been listed as a lead subject. With this study, although our main aim is initially to define Ephesus Tesserae that form the collection, the study also aimed to attract attention of other archaeologists towards Tesserae and at least emphasize that they are valuable findings as much as species are. This press includes Tesseare that have been collected in Ephesus region by collector Hasan Kireç since late 90's. The study is the first study ever that has been conducted in Turkey regarding research field and by addition of further examinations and in this field and researchers and investigators as a guidebook for the evaluation of Tesserae.". Contents: History of Tesseare: Tesserae in Roman literature. / The intended use of Tesseraes. / The imagery on the Tesseraes. / Epigraphic data on the Tesserae. / Ephesian Lead Tesseare: The group of the standing figures. / The group with the animal figures. / Bee figures. / The group with the figures of other animals. / Mask group. / Rosette group. / The group with the plant ornament motifs. / The group of Ephesus Artemisia. / Portrait group. / The gorup with the drinking cup. / The goup with the epigraphic data. / The ones which does not belong any of the groups. / Epigraphic Analysis of Some Ephesus Tesserae. / Ephesus Tesserae Which Are Very Similar To Coins. / Evaluation and Conclusion. / Bibliography. / Catalogue.