[1][3][2] The upper part of the rock has steps, and above of the entrance is decorated with a mass resembling the tree of life with two winged sun discs on both sides.

[3] The tomb is dated to a period of the early 8th century BC or the late 7th century BC, although it is usually a late feature due to the highly ornate façade, small entrance, light-vaulted flat ceiling, and bedless burial chamber.

It was larger and more magnificent than Aslantaş, but the rock, on which it was found, is broken apart probably by an earthquake or another natural disaster.

The rock was called by the locals Yılantaş (literally: "Snakestone") because the eroded claw figures were wrongly believed to be snake heads.

Among the warriors, at the top of the gate, is a Gorgon's head (mythological creature with snake-like serpentine locks of hair).