Sculpture, Corum Bogazkoy Museum, Bogazkale, Turkey
Sphinx wearing Mycenaean cap and lion, facing lotus flowers, carved ivory applique from box or furniture, Hittite, 1650 - 1200 BC, in Corum Bogazkoy Museum, housing finds from Hattusa archaeological site, in Bogazkale, Corum, Anatolia, Turkey. Hattusa was the capital of the Hittite empire, built in the late Bronze Age from c. 1650 BC, on an older Chalcolithic settlement founded 6th millennium BC. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
50448423
Media ID
50448423
Size
8268px x 4933px
(8.7MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2026
