This Pillar Tomb labeled by G.E Bean as Sarcophagus is a unique one tomb in Lycia. In fact there are two graves in one. A typical Lycian sarcophagus with a pointed arch stands upon a pillar which is shorter than usual. The date of this monument is uncertain. It dates to the fourth BC1.
George E. Bean, Lycian Turkey: An Archaeological Guide, London John Murray Publishers Ltd 1989, p. 58-59
Catherine Draycott, Bird-women on the Harpy Monument from Xanthos, Lycia: sirens or harpies?, in Essays in classical archaeology for Eleni Vassiliou 1977-2007. Oxford: Archaeopress, pp. 145-153. BAR international series. (1796) - https://www.academia.edu/342608
Catherine Draycott, “Dynastic Definitions. Differentiating status claims in the archaic pillar tomb reliefs of Lycia.” Anatolian Iron Ages 6, ed. by A. Sagona and A. Çilingirloglu, 103-134 (inlcuding discussion of Harpy Monument at Xanthos) - https://www.academia.edu/342619/2007
References
- ↑Ekrem Akurgal, Ancient Civilisations and Ruins of Turkey, Istanbul 1970, p.258