Tomb niche, Sanliurfa, TurkeySanliurfa Office of the Governor/Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Posted on 03/05/2025 12:58:31 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Anatolian Archaeology reports that Turkish officials announced the discovery of a decorated rock-cut tomb that was hidden in the courtyard of a house in the Sanlıurfa's Eyyübiye neighborhood. The single-chamber structure is adorned with various relief sculptures, including a reclining male figure leaning on his left arm and a pair of winged women. In the past, excavations in Sanliurfa have uncovered more than 100 tombs that were carved into rock outcroppings at various times from the late Hittite period, from the ninth to seventh century b.c, through the Roman era of the first to fourth century a.d. Archaeologists have not yet determined the date of the latest discovery. The burial chamber's entrance way was painted with an inscription in red ocher that may provide clues in the future about when it was created, but it is damaged and badly preserved and has not been deciphered.
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Tomb niche, Sanliurfa, TurkeySanliurfa Office of the Governor/Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism
[a reclining male figure leaning on his left arm and a pair of winged women]
That’s all I can ask for.
Burt Reynolds?............
And a mermaid. For some reason I feel attracted to amphibious women with a wide flashy tail.
it’s the smell...
"The audience will always forgive you for being wrong and exciting, but never for being right and dull" ~ Burt Reynolds Bring on the winged women.
They’re off the scale! /rimshot
“And now for the trifecta...”
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