Hittite warriors (Central Anatolia), ~1350 BCE
Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi & The Anatolian Civilizations Museum

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Haberciler Duvarı Ortostatı
Bazalt, Kargamış, Gaziantep, M.Ö. 900-700

Kuş başlı, insan vücutlu kanatlı figürler. Bu figürler "Kanatlı Grifon Demonlar" olarak adlandırılır. Kabartma simetrik olarak yapılmıştır. Elleri başlarının üzerindedir. Göğü taşıdıkları varsayılır.

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Orthostats of Herald's Wall
Basalt, Kargamış, Gaziantep, 900-700 BC.

Bird-headed, winged figures of human body. These figures are called as "Wing Griffin Demons". Embossing is constructed symmetrically. Their hands are on th heads. It is assumed that they carry the heavens.

#Hittites #archeology #museum

🔗 🇹🇷 https://www.kulturportali.gov.tr/turkiye/ankara/gezilecekyer/anadolu-medenyetler-muzes

🔗🇬🇧 https://turkishmuseums.com/museum/detail/1940-ankara-anatolian-civilizations-museum/1940/4

🔗🇬🇧 https://artsandculture.google.com/story/the-museum-of-anatolian-civilizations-the-directorate-general-of-cultural-assets-and-museums-of-t%C3%BCrkiye/jwUx10cdrnQang?hl=en

Un bloc vert, presque parfait, posé au cœur du Grand Temple de Hattusa.
On le touche, on le photographie, on l’appelle “pierre à vœux”… mais son rôle exact reste un vrai casse-tête d’archéologues.

Jade ? Serpentinite ? Socle sacré ? Objet de rite ?
👉 https://2tout2rien.fr/pierre-verte-de-hattusa-hittites-turquie/

#Hattusa #Hittites #Archeologie #Turquie #Mystere #Histoire #2tout2rien