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Dick Osseman | all galleries >> Ankara pictures >> Ankara Anatolian Civilizations Museum >> Orthostats hall > Ankara september 2011 9128.jpg
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18-SEP-2011

Ankara september 2011 9128.jpg

A seated female figure and accross her: a winged goddess holding (offering) her breasts.
In the left upper corner: a dedication to the wife of king Suhi II, written in Luwian hieroglyphs.
Limestone orthostat from the ‘Long Wall’ in Carchemish/Karkamış (on the Euphrates River and on the Turkish-Syrian border, c. 25 km south of Birecik).
Neo-Hittite sculpture influenced by Aramean and Assyrian styles, c. 10th century.

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen
Sources: ‘Anadolu Uygarlıkları’ (Anatolian Civilisations) - Prof.Dr. Ekrem Akurgal
& Website of ‘hittitemonuments.com’ .

Nikon D3
1/25s f/5.6 at 23.0mm iso2000 full exif

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