Divriği Living Memory

Collection

Does Anyone Remember Its Name?

Records whose name, date or use context is still incomplete.

  1. Stone ornament, upper arch and entrance opening of Cennet GateMemory in StoneFollowing the Name Cennet GateThe photograph documents the gate’s present stone ornament and opening. The current source record does not establish when or why the name came into use.
  2. Wide-bodied earthen vessel with a narrow mouthDoes Anyone Remember Its Name?What Was in the Earthen Vessel?The photograph shows the vessel’s form and surface. What it held, where it was used and its local name have not yet been verified by a source.Open question: What was stored inside this earthen vessel?
  3. Textile detail with red, dark blue and light-coloured motifsDivriği, Stitch by StitchThe Identity of a TextileThe photograph shows colour, knot and motif details. Its precise name, production date, maker and place of making are not present in the current source record.Open question: Do we know this textile’s name and place of making?
  4. Wide view of Divriği Castle, the opposite rise, walls and settlementMemory in StoneThe Source of the Two-Castles AccountThe photograph documents the present castle, opposite rise and settlement view. No source verifying who transmitted the story, when, or in what form has yet entered the canonical record.Open question: What is the source of the story told between two castles?