Orthostat relief. Soldierss. Basalt. Height 130 cm. Carchemish. 2nd half of 8th century BC.

Detail

Detail of a basalt relief from the ‘Royal Buttress of Yariri and Kamani’ in Carchemish/Karkamış (on the Euphrates River and on the Turkish-Syrian border, c. 25 km south of Birecik). Neo-Hittite, traditional style, c. 8th century BC.

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen
Sources: ‘Anadolu Uygarlıkları’ (Anatolian Civilisations) - Prof.Dr. Ekrem Akurgal ,
& Website of ‘hittitemonuments.com’ .