Sculpture, Corum Archaeological Museum, Corum, Turkey
Guardian god of the fields holding an eagle and lituus or wand, statuette in hammered gold, a ceremonial protector charm to bring fertility in agriculture, Hittite, c. 1650 - 1200 BC, from Alacahoyuk or Alaca Hoyuk, a Neolithic Hatti and later Hittite settlement founded c. 5, 500 BC, near Alacahuyuk village in Anatolia, in the Corum Archaeological Museum, in Corum, Turkey. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
50897572
Media ID
50897572
Size
3106px x 4617px
(2.0MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2026
