Close-up of a chimaera (a winged leonine sphinx monster) with human as well as lion head.
Basalt relief from the ‘Heralds Wall’ in Carchemish/Karkamış (on the Euphrates River and on the Turkish-Syrian border, c. 25 km south of Birecik). Neo-Hittite sculpture, traditional style, dated 950-850 BC (hittitemonuments.com) or 750-700 BC (Ekrem Akurgal).

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