Fıraktın Relief
The Hittite Empire, Hittite rock relief Fıraktın relief (or ''Fraktın'') is located roughly 50 km south of Kayseri in the Kayseri Province, province of the same name in southern Turkey, at Fıraktın on the bank of the Enzel Dere, a tributary of the Zamantı River, Zamantı Irmağı. Strabo called the place ''Dastarkon''. Rock reliefs are a prominent aspect of Hittite art. Location The relief is in a steep valley, between Mount Erciyes and the Anti-Taurus Mountains east of Develi. The valley was historically an important route into Cilicia (and from there into Syria via the Gezbeli and Küçük Gezbeli passes). A Mycenaean pottery, Mycenaean vase was found nearby, which probably came via Cilicia.Albrecht Goetze: ''Kulturgeschichte Kleinasiens''. C. H. Beck, München 1974, S. 182. bei GoogleBooks/ref> Between 1880 and 1939, five reliefs from Hittite times were discovered in this location, more than in any other spot in Anatolia. The other four reliefs are Hanyeri relief, ...
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