No 3D

Location: On the south side of the second supporting pillar of the east wall in the eastern exedra of the southern gallery. 

Material: Marble surface, 6th century.

Dimensions: Height 13 cm, width 11.2 cm, at about 110 cm above the floor.

Condition: Shallow, in places clearly carved, not intersected by others.

Technique: Incised.

Description: An incomplete outline of a human figure. From the face, only the large eyes and a faintly suggested nose are visible. A conical hat is worn on the head, a belt is shown at the waist, and the arms are depicted in wide sleeves - the right arm slightly lowered, the left one raised toward the head. The lower part of the figure, from the torso down, is outlined on the right with a curved line.

Аttribution: A whirling dervish.

Publications: Thomov. Th., Chr. Savova, Two Graffiti Drawings from the Ottoman Period of Ayasofya, ÉTUDES BALKANIQUES LVII/3 (2021) 422-429.

Commentary: Thomov. Th., Chr. Savova, Two Graffiti Drawings from the Ottoman Period of Ayasofya, ÉTUDES BALKANIQUES LVII/3 (2021) 422-429.

Date: Terminus post quem: 15th century AD.