Sculpture, Museum of Anatolian Civilisations, Ankara, Turkey
King pouring libation, with servant holding bull behind, offering drink and sacrifice to Teshup the storm god holding triple lightning bolts, seen again with sickle and spear; and goddess Ishtar holding weapons, bas-relief on an orthostat, Hittite, from the Arslantepe Mound, Neo-Hittite period 1180-700 BC, in the Museum of Anatolian Civilisations, founded 1921 by Ataturk, in Ankara, Turkey. The ancient city of Arslantepe, or Melid, near Malatya, is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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