Sefertepe Object Profile

The Double-Faced Bead from Sefertepe

This double-faced bead is one of Sefertepe's most distinctive portable objects: a small wearable object with two human-like faces reported in current public sources.

The Double-Faced Bead from Sefertepe visual reference
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Quick Facts

Site
Sefertepe
Structure
Small Finds And Symbolic Objects
Type
anthropomorphic bead

What We Know

Materials: black basalt in Türkiye Today/Stone Mounds reporting; keep separate from official broader bead materials. Forms: double-faced / two human faces; perforated wearable object in image captions from secondary reports. Context: portable object; exact locus not captured.

Main Details

  • Category: anthropomorphic bead
  • Materials: black basalt in Türkiye Today/Stone Mounds reporting; keep separate from official broader bead materials
  • Forms: double-faced / two human faces; perforated wearable object in image captions from secondary reports
  • Count: 1 reported highlighted object
  • Context status: portable object; exact locus not captured
  • Open: Resolve basalt vs serpentinite/serpentine if older TGA wording is recovered; capture dimensions and findspot.

Parent Context

  • Sefertepe
  • Small Finds And Symbolic Objects
  • The Double-Faced Bead from Sefertepe
  • The Double-Faced Bead from Sefertepe belongs to Small Finds And Symbolic Objects at Sefertepe.

Public Reading Path

  • This double-faced bead is one of Sefertepe's most distinctive portable objects: a small wearable object with two human-like faces reported in current public sources.
  • Materials: black basalt in Türkiye Today/Stone Mounds reporting; keep separate from official broader bead materials. Forms: double-faced / two human faces; perforated wearable object in image captions from secondary reports. Context: portable object; exact locus not captured.
  • The Double-Faced Bead from Sefertepe should be read as reported Sefertepe evidence first, with count layer, findspot, and interpretation kept separate.
  • The Double-Faced Bead from Sefertepe should be read as reported evidence first, then compared with the parent structure page.

Physical Evidence

  • Category: anthropomorphic bead
  • Materials: black basalt in Türkiye Today/Stone Mounds reporting; keep separate from official broader bead materials
  • Forms: double-faced / two human faces; perforated wearable object in image captions from secondary reports
  • Count: 1 reported highlighted object
  • Context status: portable object; exact locus not captured
  • Open: Resolve basalt vs serpentinite/serpentine if older TGA wording is recovered; capture dimensions and findspot.

Motifs And Feature Groups

  • anthropomorphic bead
  • Sefertepe evidence group

What To Be Careful About

  • Use reported wording where exact locus, phase, function, or 2025 metadata remain open.
  • Do not assign ritual, identity, contents, liquid type, exchange, or status meanings without source support.
  • Do not merge Sefertepe skull counts unless a source explicitly connects the count methods and deposits.
  • Keep field-note leads separate from official or publication-backed claims.

Source Trail

  • Türkiye Today 2025 carved faces / bead report
  • Stone Mounds 2025 Sefertepe season

Open Questions

  • Which publication-level plan or catalogue separates this object from broader site interpretation?

Evidence Review

  • Sefertepe structure, object, mortuary, source-locator, and image-verification matrices control the deeper review layer.
  • Detailed evidence notes remain available for deeper review.

Object Evidence

What Is Secure

  • Materials: black basalt in Türkiye Today/Stone Mounds reporting; keep separate from official broader bead materials. Forms: double-faced / two human faces; perforated wearable object in image captions from secondary reports. Context: portable object; exact locus not captured.
  • This double-faced bead is one of Sefertepe's most distinctive portable objects: a small wearable object with two human-like faces reported in current public sources.
  • Category: anthropomorphic bead
  • Materials: black basalt in Türkiye Today/Stone Mounds reporting; keep separate from official broader bead materials

Source Trail

  • Türkiye Today 2025 carved faces / bead report
  • Stone Mounds 2025 Sefertepe season
  • Site evidence notes

Boundaries

  • Use reported wording where exact locus, phase, function, or 2025 metadata remain open.
  • Do not assign ritual, identity, contents, liquid type, exchange, or status meanings without source support.
  • Do not merge Sefertepe skull counts unless a source explicitly connects the count methods and deposits.
  • Keep field-note leads separate from official or publication-backed claims.

Next Evidence Needed

  • Which publication-level plan or catalogue separates this object from broader site interpretation?
  • Sefertepe structure, object, mortuary, source-locator, and image-verification matrices control the deeper review layer.
  • Detailed evidence notes remain available for deeper review.
  • Future updates should add catalogue numbers, exact loci, image rights, and direct evidence locators when publicly supportable.

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Sources

  • Türkiye Today 2025 carved faces / bead report
  • Stone Mounds 2025 Sefertepe season

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