Sculpture, Museum of Anatolian Civilisations, Ankara, Turkey
Lion-men or ugallu and bull-men or kusarikku, protective creatures holding weapons, basalt bas-relief, Hittite, 900-700 BC, on an orthostat from the Herald's Wall at Carchemish, Gaziantep, Neo-Hittite period 900-700 BC, in the Museum of Anatolian Civilisations, founded 1921 by Ataturk, in Ankara, Turkey. The ceremonial Herald's Wall features reliefs of military processions, lions and mythological creatures. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
50897958
Media ID
50897958
Size
8268px x 5489px
(19.8MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2026
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