HOME - MARAŞ TÜRKÇE Stele fragment The basalt stele or orthostat fragment shows a bearded male figure holding a wheat stalk and a bunch of grapes in his left hand in front of a table. It is about 48 cm high and 32 cm wide. It was reportedly acquired in Maraş in the 1880s by Col. Lundqvist, who was an attaché in the Russian consulate in Aleppo and subsequently transferred to Tbilisi, Georgia. It is currently in the Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia. |