Across The Border: Late Bronze-Iron Age Relations Between Syria and Anatolia

Abstract

During the 2009 season of the archaeological excavations in the Roman Baths at

Ankara, a plaque (measuring 24 x18 x6.3 mm) made of white faience was unearthed1

in the earliest layer together with Phrygian pottery. Two names of the pharaoh of the

19th dynasty, Ramesses II (1279–1213 BC) were inscribed on the object, which functioned

as an amulet. The amulet was perforated through the perpendicular axis, and

a groove for the string to hang it encircled the whole object