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<< Our Photo Pages >> Ivriz Relief - Carving in Turkey

Submitted by AlexHunger on Friday, 12 May 2017  Page Views: 10181

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Ivriz Relief Alternative Name: Aydınkent
Country: Turkey Type: Carving
Nearest Town: Ereğli  Nearest Village: Aydınkent
Latitude: 37.410400N  Longitude: 34.172500E
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Ivriz Relief
Ivriz Relief submitted by davidmorgan : King Warpalawas of Tabal. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Carving in Konya Province, Turkey. The 4 metre tall relief depicts King Warpalawas of Tabal making an offering to Tarhunt, the Hittite storm god.

The İvriz relief is a rock-relief in south-central Anatolia, located in the town of Aydınkent, formerly called İvriz (modern Turkey, Konya Province, about 17 km south-east of the modern town of Ereğli). The rock relief is on a rock face near the source of the İvriz Suyu, whose water his damaged the relief in modern times. It depicts the late 8th-century BC king Warpalawas and the storm-god Tarhunzas and is accompanied by a hieroglyphic Luwian inscription.

It is the best produced of the many Hittite rock reliefs and measures 4.2 m high by 2.4 m wide. It dates from the second half of the 8th century BC, the time of the Neo-Hittite-Aramean principalities. On the right hand side of the relief is king Warpalawas of Tuwana who stands on a stone platform with his hands raised in a gesture of greeting or worship. Opposite him at left stands the god Tarhunzas, who is depicted as much larger. Ripe ears of corn and grape clusters in his hands indicate that he brings about fertility. A sickle at his hip symbolises the time immediately before the harvest. The location of the relief on the cliff face of the İvriz Suyu suggests that the source of the fertility depicted on the relief was not the rare rains but the water which flowed from this spot almost all year. Thus, the spring could indicate the existence of a local spring cult. In front of the god's face and behind the king's back are three lines of inscription in Luwian hieroglyphs, naming both figures. Another inscription at the base of the rock-face was probably two lines long, but it is badly worn.

During construction work on the weir in 1986, two further finds were made: a fragment of a stele of Tarhunzas, with a bilingual inscription in Luwian hieroglyphs and Phoenician saying that it was erected by Warpalawas and part of the head of a large statue, which probably also depicted Tarhunzas. These finds gave support to the idea that the location was a wealthy sanctuary of Tarhunzas patronised by Warpalawas. South of the cliff relief in the hills along the Ambar Deresi river, near Kızlar Sarayı (the ruins of a Byzantine abbey), is another relief, which is a copy of the İvriz relief. It is not so well carved and was never completely finished - the hieroglyphs are missing. - Info given by osmanzekai - Text taken from Wikipedia.

Information source: Wikipedia. Original page by AlexHunger.

Note: Ancient stele turns out to be fake - see the comments on our page. But what about the person who apparently paid over a million pounds for it last year - just desserts for those taking part in antiquity theft?
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Ivriz Relief
Ivriz Relief submitted by davidmorgan : A beautiful carving. Best light for it would be in the morning. (5 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Ivriz Relief
Ivriz Relief submitted by dodomad : [Now found to be a fake] An ancient stela discovered last March in the Central Anatolian province of Konya’s Ereğli district has been lost, while claims emerged that the 2,700-year-old late Hittite-era stela had been sold for 6 million Turkish Liras in the southern province of Adana. Photo credit: Hürriyet (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ivriz Relief submitted by davidmorgan : Detail of the god. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ivriz Relief submitted by davidmorgan : The whole piece. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ivriz Relief submitted by durhamnature : Old drawing from "History of Art in Sardinia..." via archive.org

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Ivriz Relief submitted by davidmorgan : The setting.

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Ancient stela lost after discovery by davidmorgan on Friday, 03 June 2016
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An ancient stela [discovered] last March in the Central Anatolian province of Konya’s Ereğli district has been lost, while claims emerged that the 2,700-year-old late Hittite-era stela had been sold for 6 million Turkish Liras in the southern province of Adana.

The priceless stela, discovered during construction work on Ereğli’s Anafartalar Street, has similar features with the famous İvriz relief, located 15 kilometers southeast of Ereğli. Many people in Ereğli have photos of the stela but its fate is currently unknown and everyone is curious of its whereabouts.

It was also claimed that a complaint was filed against the sale of the stela. The Ereğli Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation about the issue and ordered for confidentiality during the investigation.

Many people in Ereğli have been named in connection to the smuggling of the artifact but so far nobody has been detained.

In a photo of the stela, which shows a paper dated March 1, it can be seen it is larger than 2 meters.

Considering the photo, archaeologist Nezih Başgelen said, “This is a typical example of stelas that we see in the late Hittite era. The scene on the stela is the same with the famous Ivriz rock relief. The artifact also has similar features with the Ambarderesi relief in the skirts of the Taurus Mountains.”

Source: Hürriyet
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    Ancient stele turns out to be fake by davidmorgan on Thursday, 11 May 2017
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    A 2,700-year-old ancient funerary stele that went missing before being found in the yard of an excavation company has turned out to be a fake.

    It was determined that the stone was made out of volcanic pink andesite stone and was covered with a chemical substance to present a historical look.

    The stele was unearthed last year during construction work in the Central Anatolian province of Konya’s Ereğli district before it was alleged to have been sold, only to be discovered on May 3 buried in the garden of a digging company.

    Some parts of the stele were broken after it was removed from the ground with a caterpillar. It was also cleaned with a plastic brush without regard for any standard archaeological measures, which received reactions from archaeologists.

    Examinations have shown that the stele was a fake. A five-person expert team from the Konya Museum Directorate reported they could not reach a conclusion that the artifact was authentic.

    “The fake stele was made by taking inspiration from the İvriz Rock Monuments. It was painted with a chemical substance to get a yellowish color like ancient stones,” the experts said in a statement.

    Source: Hürriyet
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