A musician playing a string instrument. Detail of a relief depicting the king at a ritual meal.
From the so-called ‘Water Gate’ in Carchemish/Karkamış (on the Euphrates River and on the Turkish-Syrian border, c. 25 km south of Birecik). Basalt, Neo-Hittite sculpture, traditional style, 9th or 8th century BC.

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen
Source: Website of ‘hittitemonuments.com’ .