Gümüshkeshen in Milas (ancient Mylasa), Turkey, 2c.
The ceiling of the Gümüshkeshen in Milas (ancient Mylasa), Turkey, 2c.
This is the oldest example of the extant Laternendecke ceilings made of stone.
It is the same method of later wooden or stone Laternendecke ceilings in India.
A wealthy citizen of Mylasa built a funerary monument on a hill overlooking the town.
It is thought to be a replica on a smaller scale of the 'Mausoleion' at Halicarnassus.
"Gumushkeshen" is a Turkish word meaning silver purse or box.