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The Boar Relief: Pillar 12 in Enclosure C

Pillar 12 is a Building C second-ring-wall pillar with a boar relief and an adjacent 48.5 cm boar sculpture found in front of that relief. Pillar 12 gives Enclosure C one of its clearest boar moments: a boar relief on the pillar, with a separate boar sculpture placed in front of it.

Site: Göbekli TepeStructure: Enclosure C
The boar relief on Pillar 12, Enclosure C.

German Archaeological Institute, Göbekli Tepe Project, Boar relief on Pillar 12, Göbekli Tepe, Copyright: DAI — used with permission, via .

The boar relief on Pillar 12, Enclosure C. — Photo: D. Johannes / DAI, Göbekli Tepe Project

What's actually there

Dietrich 2023 identifies Pillar 12 in the second ring wall of Building C as the pillar bearing the boar relief in front of which the sculpture was found. The source directly states that the sculpture was found in front of a boar relief on Pillar 12. The sculpture is described as one of the most impressive boar depictions and is measured at 48.5 cm in length.

What to notice

Pillar 12 is a Building C second-ring-wall pillar with a boar relief and an adjacent 48.5 cm boar sculpture found in front of that relief. Pillar 12 gives Enclosure C one of its clearest boar moments: a boar relief on the pillar, with a separate boar sculpture placed in front of it. This is not the same object as the Pillar 35 boar sculpture with stone plates and a bowl, and it is not part of Pillar 27's predator-and-boar relief program. Dietrich 2023 identifies Pillar 12 in the second ring wall of Building C as the pillar bearing the boar relief in front of which the sculpture was found. The source directly states that the sculpture was found in front of a boar relief on Pillar 12. The sculpture is described as one of the most impressive boar depictions and is measured at 48.5 cm in length. The boar sculpture has rounded and modelled forms, a roundish nose, slightly open snout, large lower-jaw tusks, slit-like eyes, small ears, a slightly curved back, oversized front legs/head, scratched toes, a raised-bristle-comb indication, knob tail, and deeply undercut stomach. Evidence

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Last reviewed 21 July 2026. Something wrong?