Keben Relief The relief is carved on the rock cliffs near the Keben village, 27 km to the town of Silifke. It is about 1 by 1.5 meters in size and about 4 meters above the ground. It displays a standing woman from profile with extended arms, wearing a flat headpiece and a long robe that covers her back down to heels but open in front. Lack of an inscription causes difficulty in determining the date of the relief. The flat polos and long robe are similar to Neo-Hittite style which causes some scholars to place it in the Early Iron Age, while some others suggest a date in the Late Iron Age. Click on the pictures for larger images.

Literature:
Ehringhaus, H. "Das hethitische Felsrelief von Keben," Antike Welt 26, 1995: 215–19.
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Taşyürek, A. "Silifke 'Keben' Hitit Kaya Kabartması - The Keben Hittite Rock Relief from Silifke," Türk Arkeoloji Dergisi 23, 1976: 97–102.
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Image sources:
Ertuğrul Anıl, 2019.
Tayfun Bilgin, 2019.
Ekrem Akurgal, The Hattian and Hittite Civilizations, Ankara, 2001.