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11-May-2018

Hittite relief

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The Storm-God and a hero/king (?) are killing a lion. Relief from the ‘Heralds Wall’ in Carchemish/Karkamış (on the Euphrates River and on the Turkish-Syrian border, c. 25 km south of Birecik). From the reign of King Katuwa (c. 900 BC). Neo-Hittite, traditional style (except for the beards, which are Aramean).
The upper left corner of the relief is replicated from the original that is currently in the British Museum.

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen
Source: Website of ‘hittitemonuments.com’ & Wikipedia.


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