Sculpture, Museum of Anatolian Civilisations, Ankara, Turkey
Figure pouring libation in offering to a storm god holding triple lightning bolts (left) and similar scene with god beneath winged solar disc, 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
Picture No
50898918
Media ID
50898918
Size
8268px x 4876px
(14.0MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2026
Pick your License
Restrictions Only for Ireland and United Kingdom and United States Of America
1180-700 Anadolu Anatolian Ankara Arslantepe Bolts Civilisations Civilizations Disc Hittite Libation Lightning Malatya Medeniyetleri Melid Mound Muzesi Neo-hittite Orthostat Pouring Solar Turkiye
Features In These Collections
> Contributors > COH
