OBSERVATIONS ON THE SCULPTURES OF ALACA HÜYÜK

Year 1970, , 15 - 27, 01.01.1970

Machteld J. Mellınk

https://doi.org/10.1501/andl_0000000123

Abstract

The two reliefs with deer and boar hunting scenes Alaca Hüyük Nos. 14 and 15 (Pl. I, figs. a and b) were discovercd by Th. Macridy- Bey in 1907. They were found fallen in front of the West tower of the Sphinx Gate oppositc the row of sculptured blocks (orthostats) Nos. 1-7. Macridy assumed that the blocks vvith hunting scenes had origi- nally stood on top of this row, like the unnumbered trapezoidal block found in situ över orthostat 3. He gave a dravving of the rcconstruction (here text-fig. ı) vvhich shows four large, roughly trapezoidal blocks (from Icft to right: ı6, blank = X, 15, 14) set in a row över orthostats 1-6. H. G. Güterbock confirmed that this was the correct arrange- ment after he had verificd that the upper edges of orthostats 4-5 and the lower cdge of block 15 havc corresponding cuttings and beddings.

Keywords

OBSERVATIONS, THE SCULPTURES, ALACA HÜYÜK

References

• Ankara Üniversitesi - Ankara Anadolu (Anatolia) Dergisi