Identification Number: 03TR11U01stn01, 03TR11U04stn03, 03TR11U04stn10, 03TR11U08arc01, 03TR11U08arc04, 03TR11U08stn14, 03TR11U08stn16, 03TR11U08stn21, 04TR16U06, 05TR17U07arc01

Kerkenes Inventory ID: K03.167

Classification: Stone / Architectural Stone

Finding Type: Bolster

Item: Slab with small engaged bolsters

Material: Sandstone

Images

Photograph 08dpng0815 by Geoffrey D. Summers. Drawing by Ben Claasz Coockson.

Description

Monumental decorative element consisting of a flat, almost square, fine sandstone slab with eight small-sized engaged bolsters at the corner on each side with pairs of bolster ends in relief between. Bolster ends are adjacent to the engaged bolsters with a central blank space between each. Arrangement of the bolsters is symmetrical. One surface has a shallow rectangular slot extending from the center of the slab towards one edge.

Dimensions

Length of fully preserved side: 48.5 cm. Width 46 – 48 cm. Height/thickness of slab: 10 cm. Diameter of bolster faces: circa 7 cm. Length of bolsters: 13 cm. Top cutting length: 22.5 cm. Width 9.8 cm. Depth: 3.2 cm. Bottom cutting length: 7 cm. Width: 7 cm. Depth: 5.8 cm at the center.

Context

Palatial Complex, Monumental Entrance. Most pieces were recovered from Trench 11, with additional fragments being found in Trenches 16 and 17. Many of the fragments were in later robber pits, while some were found in the destruction layer above the pavement.

Publication

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