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Pillar 27

Göbekli Tepe · Enclosure C

A feline predator relief on Pillar 27 at Göbekli Tepe.
A feline predator relief on Pillar 27 at Göbekli Tepe.Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsPhoto credits & licences

Record

SiteGöbekli Tepe
EnclosureEnclosure C
Location nowIn situ at Göbekli Tepe
DatingPPNA, Layer III

What is carved

A predator, identified in descriptions as a lion or leopard, is carved in high relief on the pillar. A wild boar appears in lower relief below it. The animal identification is not certain. [1][2]

Interpretations

Scholarly debate

The relief shows a large feline predator; exact species identification is uncertain. [1][2]

By Published image descriptions and excavation literature

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