Title
The Hittite relief at Karabel, on the route from Kemalpaşa to Torbali. The relief is mentioned for the first time by Herodotus, who believed it respresented Pharaoh Sesostris III. According to modern research, it is most probably a depiction of Hittite king Tarkasnava.
Alternative Title
Das Bild des Sesostris bei Nymphaeon.
Date
1865
Bibliographic Citation
BUSCH, Moritz, Dr. L'Orient Pittoresque, Publication Artistique dessinée d'après nature par A. Löffler et accompagnée du texte descriptif du Dr. Maurice Busch, avec 32 gravures en acier, Trieste, Lloyd Autrichien, 1865.
Area/Place
Turkey
Asia Minor
Kemalpaşa /byz. Nymphaion
Subject
Art and antiquities
Collection
The Gennadius Library - The American School of Classical Studies at Athens