Identification Number: 04TR14U15stn01

Kerkenes Inventory ID: K08.228

Classification: Stone / Sculpture

Finding Type: Sculpture in the Round

Item: Fragment from a statue of a bird of prey

Material: Sandstone

Images

Photograph 05dpcs0931 by Catherine M. Draycott. Drawing by Carrie Van Horn.

Description

Lower part of a statue of a bird. The fragment shows the lower extremities of a raptor such as a hawk or falcon, with a rod-like object grasped in its talons. The feet are shown mounted on a small pedestal, the back of which is broken. The fragment could have broken off from a freestanding statue, but the figure could also have been engaged to another element.

Dimensions

Height: 5.5 cm. Length: 5.5 cm. Width: 5.8 – 6.1 cm. Width of bird foot: 1.9 cm. Height of legs extant: 3.8 cm. Estimated height of bird: 25 cm.

Context

Monumental Entrance to the Palatial Complex. Found 29 July 2004 in mudbrick and rubble collapse before the walls at the top of the entrance passage, just to the west of a large mass of vitrified stone.

Publication

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