Pillar 1 is assigned to Enclosure A and belongs to the central-pillar pair with Pillar 2. Pillar 1 is described as one of the two central pillars of Enclosure A. Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 were excavated down to the level of a stone bench leaning against the inner walls.
What to notice
Pillar 1 is a central Enclosure A pillar at Göbekli Tepe with a snake-net and ram relief field, a front-side groove, and five snake bas-reliefs. Pillar 1 is the object that makes Enclosure A's snake pattern concrete. It is not just a building said to have many snakes: one of its two central pillars carries a net-like snake pattern, a ram, and five snake reliefs on a groove-and-band feature. Pillar 1 is assigned to Enclosure A and belongs to the central-pillar pair with Pillar 2. Pillar 1 is described as one of the two central pillars of Enclosure A. Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 were excavated down to the level of a stone bench leaning against the inner walls. A DAI/Tepe Telegrams caption says Pillar 1 shows a net-like pattern formed of snakes and a ram. Evidence
What's carved on it
- five snake bas-reliefs