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Artifact Scatter |
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Central Anatolia |
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Kayseri |
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Akkisla |
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Kululu |
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Excavation |
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| It is situated 68 km northeast of the provincial center of Kayseri. The fortress resting on a steep rock yielded plenty of human, lion and sphynx statues carved from stones indicating the presence of a palace in addition to hieroglyphic inscriptions. It is suggested that Kululu can be identified with capital of Tabal Kingdom. Among these statues, a 3 m high standing male statue is noteworthy. It is currently exhibited in the Kayseri Museum, and it was carved of a single andesite block, probably belonging to a Tabal King which lived during the second half or mostly the last quarter of the 8th century BC. The head of the statue is missing. He wears an ankle lenght gown with short-sleeves, topped with a braid and fringe coat. Especially, the detailing of foldings on the coat is novel in the art of sculpture. The head was presumably bearded similar to the statues at Malatya and Ivriz. Kululu indicates that the Kayseri Plain was a very important region for the powerful Tabal Kingdom. |
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