Keben Relief Reliefs are carved on the rock cliffs near the Keben village, 27km to the town of Silifke. Importance of the relief was first discovered by Horst Ehringhaus. It is about 1 m by 1.5 meter in size and about 4 meters above the ground. It displays a standing woman from profile with extended arms, wearing a flat headpiece (Polos) and a long robe that covers her back down to heels but open in front. Lack of an inscription has caused an argument in detemining the time of the relief. Flat polos and long robe is similar to Late Hittite style which causes some scholars date the relief into that period. Ehringhaus argues to the oposite, pointing to large earrings, deeply carved almost 3 dimentional style and the two piece robe with an undergarment that has a long tail which are not characteristics of the Late Hittite style. He suggests a dating into the Great Hittite period. Click on pictures for a larger image.

Image sources:
Horst Ehringhaus. Götter, Herrscher, Inschriften. 2005, Zabern. ISBN 3805334699.
Ekrem Akurgal, The Hattian and Hittite Civilizations, KTB, Ankara, 2001.