History and archaeology
Taş Suret (Cybele Relief)
Şehzadeler, Manisa
A monumental rock relief carved into the rock at Akpınar, depicting a Hittite goddess.
Its story
About 5 km east of Manisa, at the Akpınar locality on the Salihli road, is a seated figure carved into the rock. Dated to the Hittite period, the work is generally associated with the Mother Goddess Cybele and is popularly known as Taş Suret (Stone Image). Although worn, the figure in a niche set into the rock is important as one of the westernmost Hittite traces in Anatolia.
Key facts
- Period
- Hittite, 2nd millennium BC
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
Location
38.59778, 27.50000
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manisa_relief