3. Cilt - Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı

HALAF FIGURINES FROM SOUTHEASTERN ANATOLIAÇavı Tarlası Figurines, Şanlıurfa Museum 5 (Drawing: 1)At the site of Çavı Tarlası, on the upper Euphrates, the late Halaf fi gurinesfound show distinctly Anatolian variations on Halaf themes. With the exceptionof one limestone fi gurine 6 , all of the fi gurines from this site are molded in clay.The distinctive features of these fi gurines demonstrate an Anatolian fi gurine styleloosely resembling other Halaf types. Arms are abbreviated to short stubs and areattached to a very fl at upper torso with small appliqué breasts. Most striking arefi gurines that feature a hole that takes the place of a head and neck (1a-b), whichallowed for the insertion of interchangeable heads that could have been made ofdifferent materials. Detached fi gurine heads were not found at this site; perhapsthey were made of perishable materials?Seated examples (1d-e) feature legs that extend well below the base of thefi gurine. This type of fi gurine would need support when displayed, such as a smallstool, or perhaps it was designed to sit on the edge of a shelf. Incised lines andsometimes a red wash comprise the only decoration; in some examples a navel isrepresented by punctation.Girikihaciyan Figurines, Diyarbakır Museum 7 (Drawing: 2)Figurines from late Halaf levels at Girikihaciyan are also distinct Anatoliantypes of clay fi gurines. One standing fi gure (2a) is very fl at with incised decoration;holes show where appliqué breasts had once been attached. Another standingfi gurine (2b) is columnar with small appliqué breasts. A few leg fragments, (2e)when attached to the torso, may have also extended below the base, meaningthese fi gurines also would require support for display purposes. No fi gurine headsfound at this site, although breaks at the necks of these fi gurines show that theywere once attached.5 Thank you to Alwo Von Wickede for his permission to study the Çavı Tarlası fi gurines and toEyüp Bucak for facilitating my study of them at the Şanlıurfa Museum.6 ÇT84-2, on exhibit in the Şanlıurfa Museum; see Von Wickede and Herbordt 1988: abb. 5: 1.7 Thank you to Patty Jo Watson for granting me permission to study the Girikihaciyan fi gurinesand to the staff of the Diyarbakır Museum for facilitating my study there.236