Karahan Tepe Object Profile

Karahan Tepe's Pillar Room: The Phallic Pillars

The phallic pillars are the most recognizable feature of Structure AB's pillar room and one of Karahan Tepe's strongest public image anchors.

The porthole stone and phallic statue in Area 08 at Karahan Tepe.

The porthole stone and phallic statue in Area 08 at Karahan Tepe.

Tobey Travel, Porthole Stone and Phallic Statue (front), Area 08, Karahantepe (Karahan Tepe), Turkey, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

What this is

A clear object guide

The phallic pillars are the most recognizable feature of Structure AB's pillar room and one of Karahan Tepe's strongest public image anchors.

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Karahan Tepe's Pillar Room: The Phallic Pillars visual reference
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Context

Where it belongs

  • Karahan Tepe
  • Structure AB
  • Karahan Tepe's Pillar Room: The Phallic Pillars
  • Karahan Tepe's Pillar Room: The Phallic Pillars belongs to Structure AB at Karahan Tepe.

Guide

What to notice

  • The phallic pillars are the most recognizable feature of Structure AB's pillar room and one of Karahan Tepe's strongest public image anchors.

Details

Images and features

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What remains uncertain limits
  • The exact findspot, phase and function are still reported rather than finally published.
Evidence behind this source layer

Stable evidence

  • The phallic pillars are the most recognizable feature of Structure AB's pillar room and one of Karahan Tepe's strongest public image anchors.

Where it comes from

  • Karahan Tepe public object record.

Limits

  • The exact findspot, phase and function are still reported rather than finally published.

What could change

  • Catalogue numbers and exact loci are not yet public for this object.

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Last reviewed 21 July 2026. Something wrong?