The twin idol stele was found as reused in a fountain called Faharet Çeşme (Faharet Fountain) near Yukarı Yurtçu Village in Ankara. It was first noticed in 1926 by H. H. von der Osten. It was removed from the fountain and carried to the Ankara Anatolian Civilizations Museum in 2018.
References:
Buluç, S. 1994. ‘İlkçağda Ankara’, in Ankara Ankara, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul.
von der Osten, H. H. 1929. ‘Explorations in Central Anatolia, Season of 1926’, The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications 5, Chicago.
Tarihte Etimesgut, Etimesgut Belediye Başkanlığı Kültür Yayınları, Yayın No.3, Ankara, 2018
Image sources:
H. H. von der Osten, 1929
S. Berndt-Ersöz, 2006
Tarihte Etimesgut, 2018
Bora Bilgin, 2024