Kırık Bayır Relief

The fragmental limestone relief was found in 1978 in a locality named Kırık Bayır near the Zurna village (now Bayırlı) in the Samsat district of the Adıyaman province and transferred to the Urfa Museum. Since then the site has been flooded by the waters of Atatürk Dam. The preserved piece measures 83 cm in length, 55 cm in height, and 17 cm in thickness. The relief shows two soldiers holding spears and behind them a chariot pulled by two horses, which are depicted disproportionately smaller than the chariot. At the top is a damaged winged sun disc. Stylistically, it has heavy Assyrian influence. A date contemporary with Sakçagözü, hence in the second half of the 8th century BCE, has been suggested.


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