Plaque with four figures in high relief. Neolithic, 1st half of 6th century BC.
On the left, a lying couple embracing. On the right, a woman lying with a child in her arms.
It probably depicts a sacred marriage.
Stone (schist). Height 11,6 cm. Width 11,3 cm. From Çatalhöyük, level VI A, shrine 30.

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Source: ‘Land of Civilizations, Turkey’ – Catalogue of the Fukuoka Exhibition (Japan), 1985.