MOTIF RECORD · 1 OBJECT RECORD · CHECKED 2026-10-22

Crescent sign on the Göbekli Tepe boar-statue bench

A crescent sign is reported on the bench associated with Göbekli Tepe’s painted wild-boar statue; this tag refers to the bench carving.

Interpretive note: Descriptions retain the wording and uncertainty of the cited sources; a motif tag records a described depiction, not an agreed meaning. Sources: Tarihin Sıfır Noktasında İlk Boyalı Heykel Bulundu 2023

Göbekli Tepe · statue · CHECKED 2026-10-22

Painted wild boar statue

Structure D (excavation context) · PPNB, c. 9th millennium BC (reported by excavators)

Record sources: First painted statue discovered at Göbeklitepe Painted boar sculpture from Göbekli Tepe Şanlıurfa Archaeology Museum (visitor and collection page)

Painted wild boar statue

No licensed photograph of this object is in the image register.

Depiction in cited source: A crescent sign is described on the associated bench. Tarihin Sıfır Noktasında İlk Boyalı Heykel Bulundu 2023

Identification note: The sign is on the bench associated with the statue, not on the boar figure.

Scholarly consensus

Pigment traces show that at least some Göbekli Tepe sculptures were coloured; the statue’s original appearance is only partly preserved.

Source wording is attached to individual records above. The register includes sources used for depiction evidence and attributed interpretations.

First painted statue discovered at GöbeklitepeMinistry of Culture and Tourism · 2023 · official · retrieved 2026-10-22
Painted boar sculpture from Göbekli TepeTepe Telegrams, DAI · 2023 · excavator · retrieved 2026-10-22
Şanlıurfa Archaeology Museum (visitor and collection page)Ministry of Culture and Tourism · official · retrieved 2026-10-22