Marble Urn, a photo from Istanbul, Marmara

Photographer's Note

There are two marble urn on the main floor of Hagia Sophia. According to Hagia Sophia Research Team (HSRT), "Each of them carved from single blocks of marble, alabaster urns date from Hellenistic times. Found by a peasant as he was ploughing his field in Pergamon, the marble jars were full of gold. The peasant came to Sultan Murat III to tell him he found three marble jars in his field. Sultan brought two of them to Hagia Sophia and granted him the third jar and the field in which he found them. He is also said to have required the soldiers to empty the jars because Sultan wanted only the jars not the gold. After adding a tap and a lid on them, the urns were used to take ritual ablutions in the Hagia Sophia."

The workshop photos reveal details from the ceiling of the upper gallery.

Exif Data:
Make: Canon
Model: Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Software: Adobe Photoshop 22.5 (Macintosh)
Exposure Time: 1/50
F-Stop: f/3.4
ISO Speed Ratings: 800
Focal Length: 3800/1000 mm
Date Taken: 2021-05-26 09:49
Metering Mode: Center Weighted Average
File Size: 1190 kb
GPS: 41.00866246346417, 28.979971267680956

ikeharel, pajaran, jemaflor, Fis2, jhm, PaulVDV, ChrisJ heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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Silvio1953 (221659) 2021-10-23 22:00

Ciao Murat, great view of fantastic marble urn, lovely composition with a lot of peple, splendid light, wonderful colors, fine details and excellent clarity very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

pajaran (115941) 2021-10-23 22:53

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled i trenutak, dobar tekst ...
Lepa urna, dobro pokazana sa leopim bojama, kontrastom i uhvacenim trenutkom sa posetiocima.
Dobar rad sa lepim fotografijama u radionici.
Dobar tekst o koriscenoj tehnici i elementima snimka.

Zelim vam lepu i mirnu noc, sve najbolje.
Paja

ifege (48135) 2021-10-23 22:59

HI Murat
Another 3 interesting ones from Hagia Sophia although the main one could be a bit sharper.
cheers
Ian

jemaflor (147184) 2021-10-23 23:10

Hi Murat,
Great Urn, nice marble with a pleasant yellow tone, good rendering with I imagine a low light, tfs.

Fis2 (170807) 2021-10-24 0:55

Witaj Murat!
Interesting set of photos.
Curious interior, I like details of ceiling.
Good frames and colors.
Warm regards.
Krzysztof

holmertz (102732) 2021-10-24 1:18

Hello Murat,
It's an impressive and elegant urn, but the little girl in her red skirt is even more impressive and elegant.
Regards,
Gert

lousat (139298) 2021-10-24 2:30

Hi Murat,new interesting things from your trip in Hagia Sophia, beautiful marble urn, a masterwork, and 2 perfect pics showing the ceiling decorations in a great sharpness! Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano

jhm (211736) 2021-10-24 9:07

Hello Murat,

What a lovely marble urn, what a weight
Architectural very successful, splendid decorative.
Composition and presentation are superb.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John

Tue (92402) 2021-10-24 9:34

Hello Murat,
Good photo of this large urn with its appealing warm colours. The people are well included and show the size of the urn clearly. The girl's red skirt adds a nice colour contrast.
Lars

PaulVDV (62944) 2021-10-24 13:56

Hello Murat,
Funny that what one person admires so much somebody else turns its back to.
Some even get lucky by enjoying a marble bench.
What a colossal marble work of art!
Best regards, Paul

emka (158198) 2021-10-25 11:22

Hello Murat,
I looked at all your photos of the interior of Hagia Sophia. It looks so different now. On one hand, I do not see any scaffoldings. It seems somehow more spacious. Of course, now the floor is covered with carpet. But I am horrified seeing that the mosaics are obscured. Is it not possible that they will be just taken away?
Very interesting story about these big jars. I do not remember them. Very nice picture with the girl in a red skirt. But who belongs to this hand??
I see that I haven't posted any pictures of the Hagia Sophia Interior. Maybe because of these scaffoldings.

Best regards MAlgo

ChrisJ (171852) 2021-10-25 11:34

Hi Murat,

The large marble alabaster urn has a unique style. I have been to Bergama and Pergamon but found no pots of gold there! Some stunning ancient Greek ruins though, although the Germans removed most of the friezes which are now in Berlin museum. Tfs!

mkamionka (74481) 2021-11-06 0:27

Hi Murat,
Interesting story about the origins of the urns. When I was in Egypt we were taken to an alabaster factory and I actually bought much smaller urn there which moved with me from one place to another but sadly recently it crashed. That was in times when the weight of the baggage was much less restricted.
Charming capture here with the child staring with interest while old man resting. All generations come there to enjoy the place.
Very well done,
M