Sculpture, Museum of Anatolian Civilisations, Ankara, Turkey
King pouring libation to offer a drink to the Storm God of the City, and servant holding a goat for sacrifice to the god, bas-relief on an orthostat, limestone, 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
Picture No
50898917
Media ID
50898917
Size
8268px x 5383px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2026
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