caa a22 4500 38804392X CHVBK 20180307125030.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199812 xx s 000 0 eng 10.2307/3643049 doi S006615460000658X pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.2307/3643049 Berndt-Ersöz Susanne University of Stockholm Phrygian rock-cut cult façades: a study of the function of the so-called shaft monuments [Elektronische Daten] [Susanne Berndt-Ersöz] The aim of this paper is to discuss different possibilities for the function of the shaft found behind certain Phrygian cult façades. The purpose of the shaft is unknown, but various theories exist. In the highlands of Phrygia, between Afyon and Eskişehir, around Türkmen Dağ, which is covered by volcanic tuff, the Phrygians created their sanctuaries and other monuments from the rock itself. These monuments have been the subject of study by several scholars. Haspels (1971, 3-19) gives a thorough account of earlier travellers and scholars. The rock-cut shrines and sanctuaries to be found in this area can be divided into two basic categories. The first category comprises monuments which consist of a façade, varying in size, generally depicting the front of a house and usually with a niche as its focal point. Sometimes there is no façade, just a niche. In the niche we can assume that the cult statue of the Phrygian Mother goddess Kybele was placed, as in a few cases the cult image of Kybele was cut straight from the rock and is still in situ. Copyright © The British Institute at Ankara 1998 Anatolian Studies Cambridge University Press 48(1998-12), 87-112 0066-1546 48<87 1998 48 ANK https://doi.org/10.2307/3643049 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.2307/3643049 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Berndt-Ersöz Susanne University of Stockholm NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Anatolian Studies Cambridge University Press 48(1998-12), 87-112 0066-1546 48<87 1998 48 ANK CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge