This relief was excavated on the Long Wall of Carchemish/Karkamış (on the Euphrates River and on the Turkish-Syrian border, c. 25 km south of Birecik). Neo-Hittite sculpture in traditional style, 750-700 BC.

The relief of the goddess Kubaba has been reconstructed from an upper part fragment (the darker left upper corner); the lower part was shaped similar to another fragment in the museum, showing the lower half of the standing goddess. The mirror in her left hand was added according to other known neo-Hittite representations of the goddess standing.

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